Australian authorities have begun legal action against the Telegram platform over what the country's electronic safety authority described as failures to remove content linked to terrorist acts.
According to Reuters, the Australian Electronic Safety Commissioner said the measures were based on accusations Materials containing recordings related to terrorist attacks and executions remained available on the platform after the company was informed of their existence.
Telegram could face civil fines of up to 54.6 million Australian dollars if it is found to have violated Australian rules regarding electronic content.
from For its part, Telegram rejected the accusations and confirmed that it would defend its position before the judiciary, noting that it had taken measures against thousands of extremist communities on the platform.
The case is the latest legal confrontation between the app and regulators over how to deal with inappropriate content Legal and extremist on social media platforms.
