SAN FRANCISCO: Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, will open a moderation office in Texas with an emphasis on fighting content linked to child sexual abuse, the company said.

The initial goal of the “Trust and Safety center of excellence” in Austin will be to recruit 100 content moderators, focusing on weeding out child sexual exploitation (CSE) content and other violations of the platform’s rules, Joe Benarroch, head of business operations at X, said.

“X DOES NOT have a line of business focused on children, but it’s important that we make these investments to keep stopping offenders from using our platform for ANY distribution or engagement with CSE content,” Benarroch said in an email.

The company purchased by Elon Musk at the end of 2022 said in a blog post it was “determined to make X inhospitable for actors who seek to exploit minors.” “X has strengthened its policies and enforcement to tackle CSE. We are now taking action on users that distribute this content and also taking immediate action on the networks of users who engage with this horrible content.”

Published in Dawn, January 29th, 2024