TikTok removes over 500,000 posts and thousands of livestreams related to Israel–Hamas war

Wed, 06 May 2026 23:49:00 +0200

TikTok has removed more than 500,000 videos related to the war between Israel and Hamas, along with shutting down approximately 8,000 livestreams that violated its community guidelines. The move comes in response to a surge of content following the October 7 attack by Hamas militants on Israel, which led Israel to officially declare a state of war. Videos tagged with hashtags such as #Israel and #Palestine quickly gained millions of views on the platform, reflecting intense global interest in the conflict. However, much of this content has been criticized for including misleading or false information, such as recycled footage, video game clips presented as real events, and fabricated news.

The European Union has also increased pressure on major social media companies to address the spread of harmful and misleading content. Thierry Breton, the EU Commissioner for the Internal Market, recently called on platforms to report how they are protecting users in Europe from violent material an