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Melissa Meehan

Telegram to fight 'disproportionate' $1m eSafety fine

Online messaging platform Telegram says it will fight a $1 million fine imposed by Australia's online safety commissioner because it is "disproportionate and unfair".

In March 2024, eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant gave Telegram, WhatsApp, Google, Reddit and X legally enforceable transparency reporting notices.

The notices required each platform to answer questions about measures they had in place to tackle terrorist and extremist material on their sites. 

Telegram and Reddit were also specifically asked about the measures they were taking to combat child sexual abuse material, a topic other services had already been asked about in previous reporting notices. 

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