The social media platform has 28 days to respond to or pay the fine of 610,500 Australian dollars.
Australia's eSafety commissioner fined X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, 610,500 Australian dollars, or over $380,000, for failing to properly disclose information about how it is cracking down on child abuse content.
Elon Musk has publicly announced his commitment to addressing child abuse content, but internal reports have shown that he has cut safety jobs and watchdogs within the company. "Twitter/X has stated publicly that tackling child sexual exploitation is the number 1 priority for the company, but it can't just be empty talk, we need to see words backed up with tangible action," Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said in aIt's a relatively small price tag for the multibillion-dollar tech platform, but it represents another nail in the coffin for a company that has come under fire for its, introduced in 2021.
The office also noted that Google has been issued"a formal warning" for giving"generic responses to specific questions."
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