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Australia: eSafety Commissioner issued reporting notice to Twitter on its implementation of the basic online safety expectations in relation to child sexual exploitation and abuse material

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eSafety Commissioner issued reporting notice to Twitter on its implementation of the basic online safety expectations in relation to child sexual exploitation and abuse material

On 22 February 2023, the Australian eSafety Commissioner issued a reporting notice to Twitter Inc. under section 56(2) of the Online Safety Act 2021, requiring the company to report on its implementation of the Basic Online Safety Expectations conce…

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
other regulatory body

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2023-02-22
under deliberation

On 22 February 2023, the Australian eSafety Commissioner issued a reporting notice to Twitter Inc. …

2023-10-03
under investigation

On 3 October 2023, the Australian eSafety Commissioner issued an infringement notification to X Cor…

2023-12-21
under deliberation

On 21 December 2023, the eSafety Commissioner of Australia announced its public lawsuit against X, …

2024-09-09
under deliberation

On 9 September 2024, the eSafety Commissioner issued a statement aiming to uphold transparency arou…

2024-10-04
in force

On 4 October 2024, the Federal Court of Australia delivered a ruling on a public lawsuit concerning…

2025-07-31
in force

On 31 July 2025, the Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) dismissed X Corp's appeal against an i…

2026-05-21
under investigation

On 21 May 2026, the Federal Court of Australia imposed a penalty of AUD 650’000 against X Corp for …