{"id":15819,"date":"2024-09-09T05:40:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T03:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/09\/twitter-ceased-to-exist-after-australias-esafety-commissioner-demanded-answers-about-child-sex-abuse-material-xs-lawyer-argues\/"},"modified":"2024-09-09T05:40:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T03:40:43","slug":"twitter-ceased-to-exist-after-australias-esafety-commissioner-demanded-answers-about-child-sex-abuse-material-xs-lawyer-argues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/09\/twitter-ceased-to-exist-after-australias-esafety-commissioner-demanded-answers-about-child-sex-abuse-material-xs-lawyer-argues\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter \u2018ceased to exist\u2019 after Australia\u2019s eSafety commissioner demanded answers about child sex abuse material, X\u2019s lawyer argues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Case set to test Julie Inman Grant\u2019s powers under the Online Safety Act, but it\u2019s only one of seven ongoing cases her office has with the Elon Musk-owned platform<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2024\/sep\/09\/australia-politics-live-parental-leave-hecs-veteran-suicide-royal-commission-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-question-time-nsw-victoria-qld\">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">breaking news email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A notice issued to Twitter over its tackling of child sexual abuse material did not account for the company \u201cceasing to exist\u201d when Elon Musk\u2019s X Corp merged with Twitter in March 2023 soon after, X Corp has said, in a landmark case challenging a penalty from the Australian online safety regulator.<\/p>\n<p>X took the eSafety commissioner to court last year challenging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/oct\/16\/x-fined-610500-in-australia-first-for-failing-to-crack-down-on-child-sexual-abuse-material\">the $610,500 fine<\/a> issued against the company over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/dec\/21\/australias-esafety-commissioner-sues-x-over-lack-of-transparency\">failing to answer questions in the notice<\/a>, with the case being heard in the federal court on Monday and Tuesday this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed\">Sign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s breaking news email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/article\/2024\/sep\/09\/twitter-x-elon-musk-vs-australia-julie-inman-grant-online-safety-act\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/e8a61b4c6a2f0f613232edf735621baaf39e4a7e\/0_0_4000_2402\/master\/4000.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=2480841960926efe17433459083e1f24\" title=\"Twitter \u2018ceased to exist\u2019 after Australia\u2019s eSafety commissioner demanded answers about child sex abuse material, X\u2019s lawyer argues\" \/>Case set to test Julie Inman Grant\u2019s powers under the Online Safety Act, but it\u2019s only one of seven ongoing cases her office has with the Elon Musk-owned platform<\/p>\n<p>Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<br \/>\nGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>A notice issued to Twitter over its tackling of child sexual abuse material did not account for the company \u201cceasing to exist\u201d when Elon Musk\u2019s X Corp merged with Twitter in March 2023 soon after, X Corp has said, in a landmark case challenging a penalty from the Australian online safety regulator.<br \/>\nX took the eSafety commissioner to court last year challenging the $610,500 fine issued against the company over failing to answer questions in the notice, with the case being heard in the federal court on Monday and Tuesday this week.<br \/>\nSign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s breaking news email Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Case set to test Julie Inman Grant\u2019s powers under the Online Safety Act, but it\u2019s only one of seven ongoing cases her office has with the Elon Musk-owned platform Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A notice issued to Twitter over &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/09\/twitter-ceased-to-exist-after-australias-esafety-commissioner-demanded-answers-about-child-sex-abuse-material-xs-lawyer-argues\/\"> <span 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