Australia’s eSafety regulator and a federal court have imposed a fine on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, for failing to comply with a child safety legal notice. Multiple outlets report that the eSafety commissioner issued a notice in 2023 requiring the US-based company to provide information about how it was addressing online child sexual abuse material. After X did not supply the requested information, the matter went to court and has taken more than three years to resolve. The BBC and The Guardian report that X admitted it had not complied with the notice and was ordered to pay A$650,000, plus legal costs in the BBC’s report. Other coverage also describes the company as conceding the breach. Euronews reports the fine is close to €400,000 and notes that X’s legal team argued the penalty was not justified because the violation occurred during a period of corporate transition around Elon Musk’s acquisition and renaming of the platform. The West Australian reports a slightly higher figure for the penalty, $750,000, reflecting differing presentation of amounts across sources. Overall, the case centers on X’s failure to disclose details sought by Australia’s online child safety watchdog.