Australia: Issued 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 by the Commissioner in February 2023 to Twitter requiring the company to report on the measures adopted to comply with the Online Safety Expectations Act on child sexual exploitation and abuse material on the platform.