Australia: Telegram withdrew its case against eSafety Commissioner concerning validity of a reporting notice

On 20 November 2025, the Office of the eSafety Commissioner announced that Telegram had discontinued its challenge to the validity of a reporting notice that sought information about its compliance with basic online safety expectations, including steps taken to address any terrorist and violent extremist material and child sexual exploitation material on the platform. eSafety stated that Telegram had sought judicial review in the Federal Court on 15 April 2025, arguing that it was not a "provider" of the Telegram Messenger application under the Online Safety Act and that the reporting notice had not been properly given. The Office of the eSafety Commissioner stated that it is considering options to enforce compliance with the reporting notice and stated that in February 2025, Telegram FZ-LLC was issued an infringement notice of almost USD 1 million for failing to respond to a transparency reporting notice deadline by more than five months.