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X can't avoid new harmful online content provisions, Australian watchdog says

By Saloni Sinha and James Panichi ( June 26, 2025, 07:16 GMT | Insight) -- Australia’s online-safety regulator has pushed back against claims by X, formerly Twitter, that it isn’t bound by new standards the watchdog issued under Australia’s 2021 Online Safety Act. In court documents obtained by MLex, the eSafety Commissioner rejected claims put forward by X’s legal team suggesting that it exceeded its powers under the Online Safety Act when it issued standards to apply to a particular section of the online community.Australia’s online-safety regulator has pushed back against claims by X, formerly Twitter, that it isn’t bound by new standards the watchdog issued under Australia’s 2021 Online Safety Act....

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