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Australia’s Online Safety Regulator Fines Telegram Nearly $1 Million for Delayed Response

Telegram was asked to provide information on terror and child sexual abuse material on the platform.
Australia’s Online Safety Regulator Fines Telegram Nearly $1 Million for Delayed Response
A close-up view of the Telegram messaging app is seen on a smartphone in London on May 25, 2017. Carl Court/Getty Images
Monica O’Shea
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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has fined Telegram nearly $1 million (US$640,000) for a 160-day delay in responding to a transparency reporting notice.

eSafety said it delivered Telegram, Meta, WhatsApp, Google, Reddit and X transparency reporting notices in March last year under the Online Safety Act 2021.
Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]