Australia fined Elon Musk’s According to the report of news agency Reuters, Australia’s e-Safety Commissioner has imposed a fine of 3 lakh 86 thousand dollars (about Rs 3 crore 21 lakh 16 thousand) on X. This action has been taken for not cooperating on questions related to child sexual exploitation. The company was asked how it deals with the spread of child sexual abuse, sexual harassment and livestreaming of child sexual abuse. The company failed to answer these questions properly. According to the report, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said Ax has publicly stated that tackling child sexual exploitation is its first priority. But it can’t be just talk, we need to take concrete action. X has 28 days. The company will have to respond to the fine imposed on it or pay the fine within the stipulated time. It has been reported that the company failed to answer some questions asked in this matter. However, this matter is not limited to X only. The Australian E-Safety Office had sent a legal memo to some companies including Google, TikTok, Twitch and Discord, asking questions regarding child exploitation content. There is no information yet regarding the response of other companies. At present, it has come to light that a fine will be imposed on X. Talking about other news related to X, recently the company has closed more than 100 accounts related to Hamas. X was warned about this by the European Union. X CEO Linda Yaccarino has confirmed that after the Israel-Hamas war, hundreds of accounts have been closed and the content of many accounts has been blocked. These handles were associated with Hamas and were spreading misinformation.
