Elon Musk’s X fails to pay Australian watchdog fine

Billionaire Musk has slashed more than 80% of X’s global workforce since his takeover, including many of the content moderators who are responsible for stamping out abusive content. — Reuters

SYDNEY: Elon Musk’s X has not paid a fine imposed for failing to outline its plans to stamp out content depicting child sexual abuse on the platform, Australia’s Internet safety watchdog told AFP on Nov 14.

Last month, eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant slapped an A$610,500 (RM1.83mil or US$388,000) fine on the company formerly known as Twitter for failing to respond to questions she sent in February, criticising the company’s “empty talk” on the issue.