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Breaking: Musk's X admits noncompliance with Australian child protection request

ABC Australia · May 20, 2026, 11:46 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Elon Musk's social media platform did not comply with an order from Australia's e Safety commissioner.
  • "The respondent admits ⁠that ‌it contravened the ‌act," said Christopher Tran, ‌a lawyer for ‌eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant, referring to Australia's Online Safety Act during ⁠a Federal Court hearing.

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Elon Musk's social media platform did not comply with an order from Australia's e Safety commissioner. (AP Photo: Leon Neal)

Link copied Share Share article Elon ​Musk's social media company X Corp has ​admitted ‌to not complying with an order from Australia's e Safety commissioner to ⁠provide information about the measures it has in place ​to stop ‌child exploitation on the X platform, lawyers for both parties have ​said.

"The respondent admits ⁠that ‌it contravened the ‌act," said Christopher Tran, ‌a lawyer for ‌eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant, referring to Australia's Online Safety Act during ⁠a Federal Court hearing.

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