00:00Australia is taking Telegram to court over alleged failures to remove terrorist content from its platform.
00:06The country's e-Safety Commissioner says the messaging app failed to remove videos showing terrorist executions and mass shootings in
00:15breach of its online safety obligations.
00:20E-Safety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant says Telegram could face a fine of up to AU$54.6 million for
00:28failing to comply with Australia's online safety laws.
00:31Australians have the right to expect that services operating and generating revenue in this country are responsible for preventing platforms
00:40from being used to spread material that can radicalize, incite violence and cause real-world harm. No platform is above
00:50the law.
00:50The announcement comes a day after Russia issued an international warrant notice and charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating
00:59terrorism.
01:00Delegations are based on claims that the app was used by Ukrainian secret services to recruit people for attacks inside
01:07Russia.
01:07Durov was also arrested and placed under formal investigation in France in 2024 for his alleged failure to properly moderate
01:15the app to reduce criminality.
01:17Telegram, one of the world's most downloaded messaging apps, has more than 1 billion monthly active users, according to the
01:24company.
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