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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Maybelyn B. Paden

The 45-Day Countdown: Elon Musk's X Ordered to Pay Hundreds of Thousands for Ghosting Child Safety Watchdog

The 45-Day Countdown: Elon Musk’s X Ordered to Pay Hundreds of Thousands for Ghosting Child Safety Watchdog (Credit: AFP News)

Elon Musk's social media platform X has been ordered by Australia's Federal Court in Melbourne to pay A$650,000 (£340,000) within 45 days after admitting it failed to properly answer a child safety notice from the country's online regulator.

The case centres on a legal notice issued in February 2023 by Australia's eSafety commissioner to what was then Twitter, demanding detailed information on how the company was dealing with child sexual exploitation and abuse material on its service.

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