X released on Wednesday its first transparency report under Elon Musk’s ownership, showing that the social network formerly known as Twitter complies with most government requests to remove certain posts and accounts.

According to the report, X complied with nearly 71% of government removal requests, up 20% from the last time the website issued a transparency report in 2021. The site also reported compliance with just over 50% of government information requests, up 10% from the last transparency report.

Most government information requests came from European Union nations, with X complying with just over half. However, while the U.S. government made half as many requests as EU nations, X complied with 76% of them.

Additionally, Japan made the most removal requests, at 46,648; X complied with 79%. Turkey came in second, issuing just over 9,000 government takedown requests; X complied with 68%.

The report’s findings shine new light on Mr. Musk’s claims that he is turning X into a free speech haven. A surprising figure that emerged from the latest transparency report is that X suspended nearly 5.3 million accounts in the first half of 2024, compared to the 1.6 million it suspended during a similar period in 2022.

X’s increased compliance with requests by foreign governments to take down accounts and posts contrasts sharply with Mr. Musk’s public feud with the Brazilian government. After X refused to suspend a handful of accounts accused of peddling disinformation, Brazil banned the platform in the country.

The increase in suspensions could also shock those who have accused Mr. Musk of dismantling content moderation infrastructure at X. While Mr. Musk did oversee the elimination of several content moderation teams at X after he took over, recently the site has started hiring people to head up new content moderation squads ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

• Vaughn Cockayne can be reached at vcockayne@washingtontimes.com.