X is said to be carrying out further investigations, but for many the damage has already been done.
Liverpool West Derby MP Ian Byrne, who was at Hillsborough on the day that 97 supporters lost their lives, has said of Grok posts that have enabled lies to “carry on in an industrial form”.
He said: “It’s a huge organisation that has got unbelievable power to influence millions of people. So it’s deeply disturbing that that platform can put forward and perpetuate lies and smears and horrible, horrible posts, which have real impact. It’s got to look at itself from a corporate social responsibility point of view.”
A spokesperson for UK watchdog Ofcom added: “Under the Online Safety Act, tech firms must assess the risk of people in the UK encountering illegal content on their platforms, take appropriate steps to reduce the risk of UK users encountering it, and take it down quickly when they become aware of it. Those companies that do not comply can expect to face enforcement action.”
