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An Australian regulator has imposed a fine of A$610,500 (approximately $386,000) on Elon Musk's social media platform, X, for its failure to cooperate in an investigation into anti-child abuse practices..
This fine comes at a challenging time for the platform, which has faced criticism for its content moderation and has experienced a decline in ad revenue...
The e-Safety Commission, an Australian regulatory authority, fined X for its lack of response to inquiries related to child abuse material on the platform..
In addition to X's fine, the e-Safety Commission issued a warning to Alphabet's Google for its noncompliance with requests for information about handling child abuse content..
The e-Safety Commission regarded X's noncompliance as more severe, with the platform failing to answer crucial questions about response times for child abuse reports, measures for detecting child abuse during livestreams, and the number of staff dedicated to content moderation, safety, and public policy..
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