Australia says Twitter is top platform for online hate, demands explanation | CNN Business

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Australia says Twitter is top platform for online hate, demands explanation | CNN Business
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An Australian cyber regulator said it has demanded Twitter explain its handling of online hate after becoming the country’s most complained-about platform since new owner Elon Musk lifted bans on a reported 62,000 accounts.

The demand builds on a campaign by the eSafety Commissioner to make the website more accountable after Musk, one of the world’s richest people, bought it for $44 billion in October with a promise to restore its commitment to free speech. The regulator has already called on Twitter to detail its handling of online child abuse material which it said has picked up on the website since Musk’s takeover and subsequent job losses, including content moderation roles.

“We need accountability from these platforms and action to protect their users, and you cannot have accountability without transparency and that’s what legal notices like this one are designed to achieve,” she said. Twitter must respond to the eSafety Commissioner within 28 days or face a fine of nearly A$700,000 per day. It declined to comment when contacted by Reuters.

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