Elon Musk’s X launches court fight with Australian watchdog


The social media giant missed an extended mid-November deadline to pay the fine, the eSafety commission said this week, adding that it was ‘considering further steps’. Instead, X has taken the case to Australia's federal court. — AFP

SYDNEY: Australia’s online safety watchdog said Nov 16 it was being taken to court by Elon Musk’s X in a fight over the platform’s failure to outline how it combats child sexual abuse content.

Last month, eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant slapped an A$610,500 (RM1.86mil) fine on the company formerly known as Twitter for failing to respond to questions sent in February about how it is tackling the issue on its platform.

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