Twitter The Antipodean nation’s cyber watchdog in Australia has asked the social media company to explain what it is doing to stop online hate, after which it could face hefty fines. eSafety commissioners said on Thursday they had received more complaints about online hate on Twitter than any other platform in the past 12 months, and a growing number of serious online abuse complaints since the company’s acquisition. The watchdog has asked Twitter to respond within 28 days or face a maximum financial penalty of A$700,000 (about $475,000) per day. Inman Grant said, “We are seeing a worrying rise in hate online.” “eSafety research shows that almost 1 in 5 Australians have experienced some form of hate online. Emailed press inquiries to the social media company are getting only a poop emoji response, a new approach to Twitter’s media relations introduced by Musk.

Source: Ethiopian News June 24, 2023 07:18 UTC