Australia's online safety regulator on Monday fined messaging platform Telegram about A$1 million ($640,000) for its delay in answering questions about measures the app took to prevent the spread of child abuse and violent extremist material.
The e-Safety Commission in March 2024 sought responses from social media platforms YouTube, X, and Facebook to Telegram and Reddit. It blamed them for not doing enough to stop extremists from using live-streaming features, algorithms, and recommendation systems to recruit users.