X hit with A$650,000 penalty in Australia for gaps in child-safety reporting
TL;DR
Australia’s Federal Court fined X Corp A$650,000 for not fully complying with an eSafety notice about reporting how it tackles online child exploitation material, a penalty close to the maximum to deter large platforms; X also agreed to pay A$100,000 in legal fees and has 45 days to settle, with the case tied to regulatory scrutiny during Twitter’s merger into X Corp.
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- Elon Musk's X fined for not complying with Australia's child protection laws BBC
- Elon Musk's X loses Australia child protection compliance lawsuit Reuters
- Elon Musk’s X Corp given $750,000 penalty for eSafety breach news.com.au
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