Australia’s government has increasingly pressured global tech firms to better police content for online safety, and said X didn’t adequately crack down on child-abuse content.

An Australian court has fined Elon Musk's X $418,000 for failing to cooperate with the country’s child safety regulator.

Australian court rules against Musk’s X, upholding a $418,000 fine for failing to cooperate in a child abuse probe.

An Australian court upheld an order on Friday for Elon Musk's X to pay a fine of A$610,500 ($418,000) for failing to cooperate with a regulator's request for information about anti-child-abuse practices.

An Australian judge rejected an attempt by social media platform X to wipe a A$610,500 ($418,100) fine levied by a watchdog, a notable victory in the country’s battle with global internet companies.

Argument that it didn't inherit Twitter's legal obligations did not hit the spot Australia's Federal Court has rejected Elon Musk's assertion that X/Twitter does not need to comply with local requirements to provide information about how it detects,