Elon Musk’s X Platform is the first company fined in Australia for breaching child sexual abuse laws. The company will have 28 days to pay the fine”, declared the Commissioner of Electronic Security Julie Inman Grant.
A development following the platform’s lackluster efforts to reduce illegal material following its acquisition by billionaire Elon Musk, marked by drastic reductions in enforcement staff.The e-Safety Office also issued formal warnings to Google and Discord, accusing it of failing to block links to child abuse material.
Under new e-Safety powers to force organizations to explain how they combat the exploitation and abuse of children, transparency notices and warnings have been issued to Google, YouTube, Tik Tok, Twitch and Discord.
The information obtained shows that YouTube, Tik Tok and Twitch are taking steps to stop live broadcasts and detect the request of children, while X, Discord and TikTok, in particular, have shown to be more transparent than others.
