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Maureen Dettre

Twitter has ‘dropped the ball’ on tackling online hate

Australia's eSafety Commissioner is demanding Twitter explain what it is doing about online hate. Photo: AAP

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner says Twitter has “dropped the ball” on tackling online hate and has issued a legal notice to the social media giant demanding an explanation about what it is doing about the scourge.

eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says there have been more complaints about online hate on Twitter in the past year than any other platform and complaints have spiked since Elon Musk’s takeover of the company in October.

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