Australia’s online safety watchdog is taking on Telegram over the distribution of child sex, terrorism and other disturbing content on the app, which led to the arrest of the platform’s billionaire founder, Pavel Durov, in France.
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has hit Telegram with a fine of almost $1 million for obstructing her office’s operations by failing to meet a deadline to hand over information about how it stops offensive material from being shared or livestreamed on the platform.
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Tess Bennett is a technology reporter with The Australian Financial Review, based in the Brisbane newsroom. She was previously the work & careers reporter. Connect with Tess on Twitter. Email Tess at tess.bennett@afr.com
