Elon Musk's X Fined $418K After Failing To Escape Anti-Child Abuse Probe By Citing Merger

An Australian court has upheld a $418,000 fine against Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly Twitter, for not complying with a regulator’s request for information on anti-child-abuse practices.

What Happened: The Federal Court of Australia confirmed the fine against X, which had contested the penalty, reported Reuters on Friday.

The court ruled that X was obligated to respond to a notice from the eSafety Commissioner, an internet safety regulator, seeking details about measures to combat child sexual exploitation material on the platform.

X had argued that it was not obligated to respond to the notice in early 2023 as it had been incorporated into a new Musk-controlled corporate entity, thereby eliminating liability.

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