AAn Australian judge rejected an attempt by social media platform
On Friday, the court dismissed X’s petition and ordered Elon Musk’s company to pay for all proceedings. This ends a lawsuit that arose after Australia’s eSafety commissioner fined the platform, saying it failed to adequately respond to questions about efforts to crack down on child abuse content. Under national law, social media companies must explain how they meet basic online safety expectations.
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The Australian government has increasingly put pressure on global tech companies to better police content. Over the past year, X, formerly known as Twitter, went to court to try to remove a violent video of a terrorist attack. And he noted that he would introduce age limits for teenagers using social media.
Last month, Musk called the Australian government “fascist” over proposed new laws to limit digital misinformation.
Under the proposed legislation, social media companies could be fined up to 5% of their annual revenue if they do not take steps to “manage the risk posed by misinformation on digital communications platforms in Australia.”
X did not respond to queries sent after normal business hours to its media email addresses.