The Federal Court says that X was obliged to respond to eSafety’s transparency notice

The Federal Court has ruled that

Judge Michael Wheelahan also ordered that X Corp. would pay the costs of eSafety.

eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant welcomed the Court’s rejection of X Corp’s argument that it should not have responded because eSafety’s February 2023 notice to former entity Twitter Inc. had been given.

“Early last year we asked some of the world’s largest technology companies, including Twitter, to report on the steps they were taking to meet the Australian government’s fundamental online safety expectations regarding sexual abuse of children on their platforms,” she says. said.

“Had X Corp’s argument been accepted by the Court, it could have set the precedent that the merger of one foreign company with another foreign company could allow it to avoid legal obligations in Australia.”

eSafety has separately initiated civil penalty proceedings against X Corp. in connection with the alleged non-compliance with the transparency notification.

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