Australia's cyber regulator has asked Twitter, a company owned by billionaire Elon Musk, to provide clarification on their actions with respect to online hate.
The online safety commissioner of the country has noted that Twitter has become the platform which has the most grievances filed against it.
The watchdog is pushing for the social media company to take steps to increase its accountability, resulting in an increased demand.
Mr Musk acquired the company last year at a cost of $44bn (A$64bn; £34.5bn) and guaranteed the preservation of freedom of expression on the platform.
Julie Inman Grant announced that a legal notice has been issued to Twitter, asking for clarification after claims that one-third of all grievances connected to online hate was directed at the social media site.
Despite having fewer users than TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, Twitter still stands.
She stated that it seemed as though Twitter had failed to manage hate appropriately.
We also take note of reports that bringing back some of the previously suspended accounts has allowed extremists, people selling outrage and hatred, including neo-Nazis both locally and abroad, to become more confident, the minister continued.
When the BBC attempted to obtain a statement from Twitter about the announcement, none was provided.
Ella Irwin, who was Twitter's second head of trust and safety after Mr Musk's possession of the company, recently resigned in the beginning of this month. Yoel Roth had preceded her, leaving in November of 2022 when Mr Musk took ownership.
The leader of the trust and safety department is assigned the task of content moderation, which has become a hot topic since the acquisition.
Ms Irwin's departure from Twitter occurred a day after Mr Musk publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with a content moderation decision.
He described the restriction of a video due to accusations of misgendering as "a miscalculation by multiple people at Twitter".
He argued that even if one does not agree with someone's preferred pronouns, not using them is at the worst rude, and definitely does not violate any laws.
Only a few days since, Linda Yaccarino, the previous head of advertising for NBCUniversal, assumed her new position as Twitter's chief executive, instead of Mr Musk.
Ms Irwin's departure took place a week after the platform withdrew from participating in the European Union's volitional initiative to combat misinformation.
Mr Musk, since acquiring Twitter, has let go of around three quarters of its personnel, which included teams designated to oversee abuse and altered the way the firm's verification procedure works.
Advertisers have departed in large numbers.
Ms Yaccarino is acknowledged for aiding NBCUniversal in navigating the disruption technology companies caused, revamping advertising sales, and stimulating industry-wide conversations about data discrepancies as people move to the internet.
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