Elon Musk's X fined for not complying with Australia's child protection laws
Elon Musk's X has been fined by an Australian court for failing to comply with child protection laws. The court upheld a fine of A$650,000 after X admitted to not adequately responding to requests regarding child safety measures. This ruling concludes a three-year legal battle with Australia's eSafety regulator over the platform's handling of child exploitation issues.
- ▪X was fined A$650,000 for not complying with child safety regulations.
- ▪The fine was raised from an initial amount of A$610,000 by Justice Michael Wheelahan.
- ▪The case began when eSafety issued a request for information on how X was addressing child exploitation online.
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Elon Musk's X fined for not complying with Australia's child protection laws14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHelen LivingstoneSydneyGettyAn Australian court has fined Elon Musk's X over a failure to comply with online child safety regulations.An Australian court has upheld a fine against Elon Musk's X Corp after it admitted to failing to comply with child safety measures, resolving a three-year legal battle.The country's internet regulator eSafety had first issued the fine in 2023, after the social media giant did not respond adequately to a request to supply information on how it was tackling the exploitation of children online.But X had argued that it did not have to comply with the request because it had come before Twitter, as it was then known, merged with X Corp and…
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