Australia's eSafety Commission has taken legal action against Elon Musk-owned social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, for breaching online safety rules designed to protect children.
The commission filed paperwork with the Federal Court on Thursday over X Corp's alleged failure to comply with a transparency notice issued against the social media platform in February.
The transparency notice required X Corp to provide information on how the platform complied with online safety standards regarding child sexual exploitation and abuse material.
The eSafety Commission, led by Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, has alleged that X Corp has failed to respond truthfully or accurately to questions about online safety standards.
Australia's eSafety Commission has taken legal action against Elon Musk-owned social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, for breaching online safety rules designed to protect children. The photo shows Mr. Musk
The eSafety Commission, led by Commissioner Julie Inman Grant (pictured), alleges that X Corp failed to respond truthfully or accurately to questions about online safety standards
In September, a $610,500 fine was imposed because X Corp failed to comply with the notice, but was not paid.
X Corp previously requested a judicial review of the commission's reliance on the transparency notice.
The committee said it hoped the judicial review would be carried out at the same time as the civil penalty to avoid legal delays in both cases.