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Australia: eSafety Commissioner fined Telegram AUD 1 million over failure to comply with transparency reporting requirement under Online Safety Act

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eSafety Commissioner fined Telegram AUD 1 million over failure to comply with transparency reporting requirement under Online Safety Act

On 24 February 2025, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner issued a ruling against Telegram with a fine of approximately AUD 1 million for failing to meet transparency reporting requirements under the Online Safety Act. In March 2024, the Commissioner is…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2024-03-19
under deliberation

On 19 March 2024, the Australian eSafety Commissioner issued legal notices to Telegram requiring th…

2025-02-24
in force

On 24 February 2025, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner issued a ruling against Telegram with a fine …

2025-03-06
concluded

On 6 March 2025, the eSafety Commissioner published the transparency report summarising Telegram's …

2025-04-15
under appeal

On 15 April 2025, the Office of the eSafety Commissioner announced that Telegram had sought judicia…

2025-11-20
under investigation

On 20 November 2025, the Office of the eSafety Commissioner announced that Telegram had discontinue…