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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rod McGuirk

Australian judge fines X $465,000 for online safety breach after 3-year court battle

Australia X Corp - (AAP Image)

An Australian judge fined X Corp. 650,000 Australian dollars ($465,000) on Thursday for failing to provide information to an online safety watchdog in 2023 about how it tackled child sexual exploitation content.

Federal Court Justice Michael Wheelahan also ordered the Texas-based social media giant to pay AU$100,000 ($71,000) of eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant’s court costs within 45 days.

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