Foxtel is investigating the “alleged improper use” of multiple social media accounts after Crikey revealed that a company executive was behind a secret abusive burner X account.
After first declining to comment on the case, a Foxtel spokesperson said on Friday morning that the company had launched a probe.
“Foxtel has commenced an investigation into the alleged improper use of social media accounts,” they said in an emailed statement.
This investigation comes after Crikey contacted Foxtel and the company’s Fox Cricket general manager on Thursday with a new set of social media posts on X, formerly Twitter, from @RealRagingBull and @YeshowgoodWeiss, a public account under the name of Matthew Weiss.
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