Countries are taking more steps to compel social-media platforms to shield users from material they deem harmful through standards that could affect Twitter as Elon Musk prepares to buy the company.

Regulators from Australia to the European Union, India, Canada and the U.K. have recently introduced or are considering new rules for policing online content. They include a coming EU requirement for major platforms to conduct annual risk assessments and a new obligation in Australia to swiftly remove content—whether illegal or not—upon notice from the country’s eSafety commissioner.

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