Reuters

Wed, May 20, 2026 at 11:34 PM UTC

The X app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

SYDNEY, May 21 (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s ‌social media ‌platform X Corp has ​admitted to noncompliance with an Australian regulator request ‌to provide ⁠information about its measures to ⁠stop child exploitation, lawyers ​for both ​parties ​said on ‌Thursday.

“The respondent admits that it contravened the Act,” said Christopher Tran, ‌a lawyer ​for the ​eSafety ​Commissioner, referring ‌to Australia’s Online ​Safety ​Act, in a Federal Court ​hearing.

(Reporting ‌by Byron Kaye; ​Editing by ​Kim Coghill)