Australia: eSafety Commissioner's public lawsuit against X for failure to comply with transparency notice on addressing online child exploitation
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Federal Court issued ruling dismissing X Corp's appeal challenging an infringement notice issued by the eSafety Commissioner pertaining to child sexual exploitation and abuse material
On 31 July 2025, the Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) dismissed X Corp's appeal against an infringement notice issued by the eSafety Commissioner under the Online Safety Act 2021. The Court found that corporate mergers do not exempt social me…
SourceIssued ruling in eSafety Commissioner's public lawsuit against X for failure to comply with transparency notice on addressing online child exploitation
On 4 October 2024, the Federal Court of Australia delivered a ruling on a public lawsuit concerning X Corp's obligation to comply with a transparency notice under the Online Safety Act 2021. The notice, issued by the eSafety Commissioner, sought inf…
SourceIssued eSafety Commissioner statement upholding transparency concerning child sexual abuse in public lawsuit against X Corp
On 9 September 2024, the eSafety Commissioner issued a statement aiming to uphold transparency around online child sexual abuse. The statement follows X Corp.’s court claim indicating it was not required to respond to the transparency notice issued …
SourceAnnounced eSafety Commissioner's public lawsuit against X for failure to comply with transparency notice on addressing online child exploitation
On 21 December 2023, the eSafety Commissioner of Australia announced its public lawsuit against X, formerly Twitter, for failing to comply with the February 2023 transparency notice. X Corp did not pay the AUD 610’500 fine levied by the Commissioner…
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