Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

Beijing, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) Australian regulators have sent legal letters to Facebook parent companies Meta, Apple and Microsoft asking them to share the platform's strategy to combat child abuse or face huge fines.

Regulators used a law that came into force in January to force tech giants to disclose measures they had taken to test and remove child abuse materials within 28 days. If not, he will face a fine of 555000 Australian dollars (2.65 million yuan) a day.

Since 2021, Australia has imposed tough regulatory measures on large technology companies, not only requiring them to pay media organizations to display their content, but also forcing them to hand over anonymous account details that publish defamatory material.

Internet companies face regulatory pressure around the world to monitor child abuse materials in encrypted messages and streaming services without invading users' privacy.

The agency commissioner stressed that these activities are no longer limited to the hidden corners of the dark web, but are circulated on the mainstream platforms that children use every day. As more and more companies turn to encrypted information services and deploy features such as live streaming, they are worried that such information will spread wantonly on the platform.

A Microsoft spokesman said the company had received a legal letter and planned to respond within 28 days.

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