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Elon Musk’s X reinstated 6,000 banned accounts finds Australia safety regulator


Australia's eSafety commissioner has blasted the social media platform X after it found that over 6000 banned accounts have been reinstated

As reported by the country’s ABC News, Commissioner Julie Inman Grant went on to compare the situation to putting dangerous drivers back on the road without any further safety measures. A legal notice was sent to the parent company of X in June last year to request urgent answers on how it was measuring up to the safety expectations set out by the Australian government. “There needs to be some sort of oversight or scrutiny to ensure that they’re not continuing to present greater risks to Australian users,” implored Inman Grant.

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