Australia is threatening to fine Elon Musk's Twitter up to $475,000, saying that a third of all online hate complaints in the country come via the platform
"Twitter appears to have dropped the ball on tackling hate," eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said."A third of all complaints about online hate reported to us are now happening on Twitter.
"eSafety research shows that nearly 1 in 5 Australians have experienced some form of online hate. This level of online abuse is already inexcusably high, but if you're a First Nations Australian, you are disabled or identify as LGBTIQ+ you experience online hate at double the rate of the rest of the population."
"We are also aware of reports that the reinstatement of some of these previously banned accounts has emboldened extreme polarisers, peddlers of outrage and hate, including neo-Nazis both in Australia and overseas." One research group even found that the use of the N-word jumped by 500% on Twitter after Musk's takeover,Twitter has 28 days to respond to the notice or faces a hefty fine, which eSafety said could be as high as AU$700,000, or $475,000.
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