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Australian Court Upholds A$650,000 Fine on X for Failing to Comply with Child Safety Rules

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An Australian federal court today upheld a fine against Elon Musk's social media platform X, ordering it to pay A$650,000 (approx. NT$14.6 million) for failing to comply with child online safety regulations. The ruling concludes a three-year legal dispute between the tech company and the Australian government. The issue arose after X (formerly Twitter) provided an "incomplete" response in 2023 to the Australian regulator, eSafety, regarding its methods for handling child sexual abuse material on its platform.

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Q: 社群平台X為何被澳洲法院罰款?
A: 因為X未遵守澳洲的兒少網路安全規範,在澳洲監管機構「電子安全委員辦公室」(eSafety)要求其說明如何處理平台上的兒童性虐待內容時,提供了「不完整」的回覆。
Q: 這次的罰款金額是多少?
A: 罰款金額為65萬澳元,約合新台幣1460萬元。
Q: 此法律爭端持續了多久?
A: 根據報導,這起科技公司與澳洲政府之間的法律爭端長達3年。
Q: 承審法官對此案有何評論?
A: 聯邦法官威拉漢(Michael Wheelahan)表示,對於像X這樣的大型企業,接近最高上限的罰款是適當的,才能真正發揮嚇阻作用,而不僅被視為營運成本的一部分。
Q: 澳洲在監管大型科技公司方面還有哪些作為?
A: 澳洲政府一直站在全球監管大型科技公司的最前線,曾實施全球首創法規,禁止16歲以下兒少使用Instagram與TikTok等社群媒體平台。