Twitter ‘ceased to exist’ after Australia’s eSafety commissioner demanded answers about child sex abuse material, X’s lawyer argues

Case set to test Julie Inman Grant’s powers under the Online Safety Act, but it’s only one of seven ongoing cases her office has with the Elon Musk-owned platform

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A notice issued to Twitter over its tackling of child sexual abuse material did not account for the company “ceasing to exist” when Elon Musk’s 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.

X 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.

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