Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten sharply criticized the U.S.’s decision to publicly livestream an execution Friday, labeling it “absurd.” “Personally, I find it truly absurd to broadcast a death penalty execution live,” Jetten told reporters at a press conference in The Hague. Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, is scheduled to be executed on Dec. 3. The Pentagon has said his death will be live-streamed.Jetten said social media platforms in Europe have a responsibility to ensure the execution is not broadcasted on the continent.
But I fear it will be impossible to prevent,” he said. Jetten added that if the execution does appear on European social media, there will be “a great number of reports filed,” as violent content must be moderated by social media platforms under European law. This means platforms can show violent content as long as they are making sure it doesn’t reach children.
The regulator is investigating X over possible breaches in online safety rule for failing to do proper age checks.
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