News Summary

• X formerly known as Twitter became the first platform fined under Australia s Online Safety Act.
• X failed to respond to more than a dozen key questions from Australia eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant.
• X was given days to appeal the decision or pay the approximately fine.
• While the fine seems small the reputational ding could further hurt X s chances of persuading advertisers to increase spending on the platform.
• Any failure to comply or respond could trigger even more fines with X potentially on the hook for as much as daily for alleged non compliance dating back to March.