Australian court fines Musk's X close to €400,000 for not disclosing data to online safety watchdog
An Australian court has fined Elon Musk's company X Corp. nearly €400,000 for failing to disclose information to an online safety watchdog. The ruling concludes a three-year legal battle regarding the company's compliance with Australia's Online Safety Act. X admitted to not providing a required report on child sexual exploitation content as mandated by the e-Safety Commissioner.
- ▪X Corp. was fined 650,000 Australian dollars (€398,500) for not providing information to an online safety watchdog.
- ▪The violation occurred during a transition period after Elon Musk acquired Twitter and renamed it X.
- ▪The court ruled that X was legally obligated to respond to e-Safety's transparency notice issued in February 2023.
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- ▪ Musk’s X admits breaking Australian child safety law, fined $650,000 — The Sydney Morning Herald
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