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Australian watchdog files legal action against Telegram, saying it failed to remove violent content

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s online safety watchdog has filed legal action against messaging app Telegram, saying the platform failed to remove extremist content including videos of white supremacist mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and the New Zealand city of Christchurch as well as …

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  1. BNO News

    Australia sues Telegram over failure to remove terrorist content (opens BNO News)

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    Australia’s online safety regulator has sued Telegram, alleging that the messaging platform failed to detect and remove terrorist executions, mass shootings and other unlawful material. The eSafety Commissioner filed civil penalty proceedings in Federal Court on Wednesday following a year-long inves…

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Australia: Telegram faces legal action over failure to remove terrorist content (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Australia says videos of terrorist executions and mass shootings weren't removed from Telegram after they were reported. The move comes a day after Russia charged founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activity.

  3. The Republic

    Australian watchdog files legal action against Telegram, saying it failed to remove violent content (opens The Republic)

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    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s online safety watchdog has filed legal action against messaging app Telegram, saying the platform failed to remove extremist content including videos of white supremacist mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and the New Zealand city of Christchurch as well as …

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