Australia fines Musk's X over child abuse content concerns


Proactive detection of child sexual exploitation on X fell from 90% to 75% in the three months after the takeover, Inman Grant said. — AFP

SYDNEY: Australia's Internet safety watchdog on Monday (Oct 16) fined Elon Musk's X, saying the social media platform had failed to show how it is cracking down on child sexual abuse content.

ESafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant has slapped an Aus$610,500 (US$385,000/RM1.8mil) fine on the company formerly known as Twitter, criticising its "empty talk" on the issue.

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