The ruling, delivered by Federal Court Judge Michael Wheelahan, brings to an end a three-year legal battle between the company and Australia’s online safety regulator.
An Australian Federal Court has ordered X Corp, the social media company owned by billionaire Elon Musk, to pay $750,000 after admitting it failed to comply with a government directive seeking information on measures taken to combat child exploitation content on its platform.
The ruling, delivered by Federal Court Judge Michael Wheelahan, brings to an end a three-year legal battle between the company and Australia’s online safety regulator.
Under the court order published on Wednesday, according to ABC, X Corp was directed to pay a $650,000 penalty and an additional $100,000 in legal costs to the Australian government within 45 days.
During proceedings, lawyer Christopher Tran, representing Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, told the court that the company had admitted violating provisions of Australia’s Online Safety Act.
