News.com.au writes: “Elon Musk was labelled as “dangerous” as his “toxic” social media platform was the subject of bruising testimony at the royal commission into anti-Semitism following the Bondi terror attack.”
Several experts, including OHPI CEO Dr Andre Oboler, condemned the way X (formerly Twitter) has been run since Elon Muck bought the platform. X Corp refused to appear before the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.
“Elon Musk himself has amplified certain content that really promotes anti-Semitism and pushes hate,” chief executive of the Online Hate Prevention Institute, Andre Oboler, said.
X Corp has also been referred to as “difficult” to work with. Testimony from experts and affected individuals has discussed the frustration of complaints to social media companies disappearing into a black hole, with little action being taken.
Parents also testified to their experiences.
“A concerned Jewish father testified on Monday that social media platforms acted as “the playground” for increasing anti-Semitism in Australia.
The anonymous witness recounted the “horrifying ordeal” of reading online anti-Semitic attacks against his son which involved Nazi slogans and a poll discussing whether the then seven-year-old should kill himself.”
OHPI continues to measure the rise of antisemitism, and the spread of hate speech in general, across social media platforms, providing evidence that this is a genuine and growing problem, not to be dismissed as individual anecdotes.