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Australian Court Fines X Corp A$750K for Online Safety Breach

5/21/2026

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Australia’s Federal Court ordered X Corp to pay A$650,000 in fines and A$100,000 costs for breaching the Online Safety Act.
X Corp admitted the violations occurred March-May 2023 after its merger and must pay the penalties within 45 days.
eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant said transparency is essential for accountability and reported death threats and her children being doxxed after Elon Musk called her an “unelected bureaucrat.”

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Australia’s Federal Court ordered X Corp to pay A$650,000 in fines and A$100,000 costs for breaching the Online Safety Act.
X Corp admitted the violations occurred March-May 2023 after its merger and must pay the penalties within 45 days.
eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant said transparency is essential for accountability and reported death threats and her children being doxxed after Elon Musk called her an “unelected bureaucrat.”