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Musk's X may take online-safety watchdog challenge to Australia's top court

By James Panichi ( August 26, 2025, 08:12 GMT | Insight) -- X is considering whether to further escalate its feud with Australia’s online-safety watchdog by challenging a recent court finding that the social-media giant is liable for decisions taken by Twitter before it was acquired by Elon Musk in March 2023 for $44 billion, MLex understands. Following a recent ruling by an appeals panel of the Federal Court of Australia, X is contemplating a High Court challenge. The clash is one of three cases launched by X against eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant in recent months.X is considering whether to further escalate its feud with Australia’s online-safety watchdog by challenging a recent court finding that the social-media giant is liable for decisions taken by Twitter before it was acquired by Elon Musk in March 2023 for $44 billion, MLex understands....

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