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

X Corp, formerly Twitter, has been fined A$650,000 by an Australian court for failing to comply with child safety regulations, highlighting the importance of transparency in tech companies.

International Business Times UK

Australian court upholds $465,000 fine against Elon Musk's X

An Australian federal court upheld on Thursday a fine against Elon Musk's X for failing to comply with child internet safety regulations, capping a three year legal fight between the tech giant and Canberra. A federal court ruled in October 2024 that X was required to respond to the notice…

The Economic Times

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

An Australian judge has fined X Corp. $465,000 for failing to provide information to an online safety watchdog about how it tackled child sexual exploitation content

The Independent UK

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Online safety leader stares down abuse, death threats

Australia's eSafety commissioner has endured significant online threats since implementing the social media ban, but says they only encourage her to "dig in".

AAP

‘Gamified’ versions of Bondi terror attack circulated online, Australia’s eSafety commissioner says

The online safety regulator also identified bystander videos of the antisemitic massacre on X, Instagram, Threads and some fringe websites

The Guardian - AU

Australia wants to sell its social media ban to the world – but are the measures even working?

Two-thirds of teenagers are still on social media platforms included in the ban, according to the eSafety commissioner

The Guardian - AU

Australia warns social media platforms of 'major gaps' in under-16 ban enforcement

The eSafety Commissioner identified 'poor practices' from social media companies, such as platforms allowing unlimited attempts for a user to pass their age assurance methods.

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Two-thirds of under-16s with accounts on Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok kept access despite ban

Nearly 70% of under-16s with accounts on Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok had maintained access, survey finds

The Guardian - AU

Social media giants are not complying with under-16s social media ban, new report finds

Nearly four months into Australia’s social media ban for under-16s, the online regulator today released its first detailed compliance update report on how the world-first policy is progressing.

The Conversation

Anonymous $200,000 donation to charity providing free meals – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Child abuse material ‘systemic’ on Elon Musk’s X amid Grok scandal, Australian online safety regulator warned

Exclusive: eSafety commission pointed to Musk’s promise that ‘removing child exploitation is priority #1’ in letter obtained by Guardian Australia

The Guardian - AU

Snapchat told an Australian mother it would not delete her son’s account because his listed age was 25

Parents have been told to report accounts missed in Australia’s under-16 social media ban – but eSafety is ‘concerned’ some platforms aren’t complying

The Guardian - AU

Australia expands age verification checks from social media to porn and explicit video games

New mandate could impact children’s online privacy, experts say

The Independent UK

Porn websites begin blocking Australian users as deadline for age verification looms

Several sites now state they are ‘not currently accepting new account registrations in your region’ when accessed from Australia

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Three months into Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s, has it been a success?

Getting platforms to comply with the restrictions was no small feat. But it’s too early to measure the real-world mental health outcomes

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After its teen social media ban, Australia is swooping on Roblox following 'ongoing concerns about online child grooming'

It could face fines of up to AU$49.5 million.

AAP

Grooming claims spark Roblox kid-friendly rating review

The communications minister has requested an urgent meeting with controversial gaming host Roblox, while her opponent has labelled her too slow to act.

The Guardian - AU

Condemnation of Elon Musk’s AI chatbot reached ‘tipping point’ after French raid, Australia’s eSafety chief says

A number of countries including Australia are investigating X over Grok-produced sexualised deepfakes

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Act now: urgent rally cry after sports coach slain

The brutal murder of a 21-year-old sports coach revealed clear actions required to address violence against women but experts say they fell on deaf ears.

AAP

Social media app investigated over child abuse material

Australian officials are looking into the creation of child abuse material on Elon Musk's social media platform amid global outcry over the issue.

Euronews

Australia under-16 social media ban: How is it going one month since law took effect?

Australia has revealed that almost 5 million teen accounts have been deleted by social media platforms.

The Guardian - AU

More than 4.7m social media accounts blocked after Australia’s under-16 ban came into force, PM says

Accounts removed or restricted on Twitch, Kick, YouTube, Threads, Facebook, Instagram, Snap, X, TikTok and Reddit in world-leading ban

The Guardian - AU

Australian politicians are condemning X and Grok, so why won’t they leave the platform?

Anthony Albanese has said the AI chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children is ‘abhorrent’ but has an account posting on the site

The Guardian - AU

Meta blocked nearly 550,000 accounts in first days of Australia’s under-16s social media ban

Tech giant says ongoing compliance will be a ‘multi-layered process’ as UK Labour faces pressure to bring in similar ban

Pedestrian.tv

Hundreds Of Non-Consensual, Explicit Images Created By Twitter’s AI Bot

“Since late 2025, eSafety has received several reports relating to the use of Grok to generate sexualised images without consent.”

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