Aussie authorities have used their landmark online safety powers to demand that Twitter explain how it is combating hate speech on its platform. Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said almost a third of the complaints she has received over the last 12 months are about Twitter – up from less than 10% before billionaire Elon Musk’s takeover last October. Grant says the company has “dropped the ball”, and the legal notice issued yesterday compels the company to share how it is implementing online safety measures within 28 days. If it doesn’t comply, it could face fines of $687,000 a day – not exactly pocket change – except for maybe the world’s richest man… Meanwhile, Musk and fellow tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg have agreed to a cage fight. You heard that right…