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Australia: eSafety Commissioner imposed penalty of AUD 650,000 against X for failing to respond adequately on reporting child sexual exploitation and abuse material

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eSafety Commissioner imposed penalty of AUD 650,000 against X for failing to respond adequately on reporting child sexual exploitation and abuse material

On 21 May 2026, the Federal Court of Australia imposed a penalty of AUD 650’000 against X Corp for contravening the Online Safety Act 2021 by failing to respond adequately to a reporting notice on child sexual exploitation and abuse material. It was…

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
court

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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 …