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Hi everybody and welcome back to
the Elon Musk podcast. 

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Today, we're tackling the 
controversy surrounding 

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Twitter's battle with online 
hate speech. 

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Following Elon musk's take over 
now. 

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Since lifting, the ban, on over 
62,000 accounts, Twitter has 

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become Australia's most 
complained about platform. 

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Australia is e-safety. 
Commissioner is demanding 

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accountability, resulting in a 
potential for hundred and 

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seventy-five thousand dollar 
daily fine for non-compliance. 

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And to the nation's Online, 
safety act in this episode, we 

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explore the tightrope between 
freedom of speech and The 

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crucial need to limit cyber 
abuse. 

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Australia's cyber Watchdog. 
The e-safety commissioner has 

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issued an official notice to 
Twitter? 

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The microblogging platform from 
Elon Musk seeking Clarity on how

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the social media giant is 
addressing online, heat speech 

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and abuse. 
And this is because he lifted 

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all of those banned accounts, 
the e-safety commissioner headed

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by Julie and Min Grant is 
ramping up its campaign to hold 

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Twitter accountable. 
The latest demand from the 

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regulator came after Twitter 
became the platform with the 

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most complaints, To online hate 
exceeding, those against 

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Facebook Instagram and even 
Tick-Tock despite having 

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significantly fewer users in 
Australia, in mid Grant in her 

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statement, accused Twitter of 
falling short in managing 

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online. 
Hate her claim stem from musk's 

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controversial decision to 
reinstate 62,000 band accounts, 

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some of which belonged to 
individuals known to propagate 

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Nazi ideologies. 
Now musk who purchased a 

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platform for forty four billion 
dollars in October promised a 

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commitment to free speech, which
many perceive as the root of the

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current issue. 
Inman Grant said, the prevalence

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of online hate on Twitter is a 
growing concern. 

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We demand accountability from 
these platforms to safeguard 

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their users and there can be no 
accountability without 

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transparency. 
That's precisely what the legal 

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notice aims to achieve if 
Twitter fails to respond to the 

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notice within 28 days, it risks 
a Fine of 700,000 Australian 

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dollars that's 473 480 US 
dollars every day. 

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Now the company has so far 
declined to comment on the 

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matter though, the regulator's 
stern warning, coincides with an

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escalating debate about race as 
Australia. 

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Approaches a constitutional 
referendum later this year, the 

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proposed amendment aims to 
recognize the rights of 

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indigenous people. 
Now prominent indigenous 

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television, host stand Grant 
cited, targeted abuse on Twitter

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when he announced a break from 
the media last month. 

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Furthermore National indigenous 
television decided to pause as 

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activities on a platform, 
condemning the daily racism and 

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hate in a counters. 
Now, the e-safety commissioner 

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has asked Twitter to elaborate 
on the process of reinstating 

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band accounts, its interactions 
with communities subject to 

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online hate and it's 
enforcement. 

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I see is prohibiting hateful 
conduct since must take over in 

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Maine. 
Grant, a former Twitter 

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executive has noticed, a quote 
whirring surge of hate online. 

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Any significant increase in 
reports of serious online abuse.

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The current scenario suggests 
Twitter's commitment to free 

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speech may be fostering a more 
toxic online environment. 

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Now, Twitter's reinstatement of 
tens of thousands of accounts. 

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Previously, banned under 
different management has been 

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flagged as a contributing factor
to the And hate speech. 

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The reinstatement of those 
accounts is seemingly emboldened

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extremists, outrage Peddlers and
even neo-nazis. 

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Both domestically and 
internationally in been Grant 

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has said Australia's Online 
safety act introduced in 2021 

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and touted as a world. 
First could see Twitter face a 

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daily fine of up to four hundred
and seventy-five thousand 

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dollars, if it doesn't comply. 
Now, the ACT obliges social 

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media platforms is to ensure 
user safety, which includes 

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limiting. 
Cyber abused Australia. 

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Is serious about enforcing this 
law associate professor in 

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political sociality and deakin 
University in Melbourne, Josh 

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ruse, held the move stating. 
If you do business in Australia,

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you're still subject to 
Australian legislation 

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especially around hate speech 
and anti-discrimination. 

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Now, unlike the United States 
Australia doesn't have a broad 

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constitutional right to free 
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Implementing stricter, 
defamation laws and Racial 

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discrimination act. 
These regulations, make it an 

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offence to publicly, offend 
insult, humiliate, or intimidate

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a person on the basis of their 
race, additional protections 

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extend to other categories, like
disability gender or sexual 

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identity varying from state to 
state. 

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Twitter's current policy could 
contravene these protections 

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according to ruse by allowing 
language that discriminates 

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against these protected 
categories and despite Musk 

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stepping aside as CEO recently 
wanting Linda? 

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Yeah, kirino to the role his 
past decisions. 

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Have undeniably shaped the 
current Twitter landscape in 

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April and Analysis by rest of 
world found that Twitter under 

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musk's ownership complied, fully
with 83% of governmental 

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requests compared with 50% 
previously. 

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Australia has demonstrated its 
willingness to stand against 

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social media Giants before and 
in 2021 the government enacted 

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legislation for Certain social 
media platforms to pay news 

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Organization for Content shared 
on their sites. 

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Now, this current legal notice 
is yet another step 

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demonstrating Australia's, 
commitment to holding social 

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media platforms to higher 
standards of responsibility and 

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accountability. 
And Twitter is walking on a thin

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line here. 
If they don't comply with this, 

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they're going to have to spend a
lot of money with the Australian

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government, or they can shut 
down their practice and 

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Australia and not get fined. 
Yeah, those are pretty much the 

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only two options. 
So we'll see what happens. 

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Stay tuned because we'll have 
that information for you. 

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