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

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

Australia’s online safety watchdog has taken legal action against Telegram for what the watchdog says is a failure to remove extremist content

Australia’s online safety watchdog has taken legal action against Telegram for what the watchdog says is a failure to remove extremist content

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.

SYDNEY, July 30 (Reuters) - Australia’s internet regulator said on Thursday it had begun legal action against messaging platform Telegram over alleged failings to tackle pro-terror posts.

Australia's internet regulator said on Thursday it ​had begun legal action against messaging platform Telegram ‌over alleged failings to tackle pro-terror posts.

The country's eSafety commissioner alleges that Telegram failed to remove footage of mass shootings.

The Office of the eSafety Commissioner will allege Telegram neglected its legal obligations when it allowed videos, including of the Christchurch mosque massacre, to remain on the platform.

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The office of the eSafety Commissioner said it had begun action after Telegram failed to remove videos of terrorist executions and mass shootings.

Australia begins legal action against Telegram over alleged pro-terror material  Reuters

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Nine European countries, including Portugal, participated in a two-month operation targeting a network distributing terrorist, extremist, and violent content; Portuguese authorities flagged 132 items associated with nihilistic violent extremism.