The logo of social media platform X, formerly Twitter, is seen alongside the former logo in this illustration taken, July 24, 2023.
X closed its Australian office after Musk's buyout, so there was no local representative to respond to Reuters.
But the Australian regulator said that when it asked X how it prevented child grooming on the platform, X responded that it was "not a service used by large numbers of young people".
X told the regulator available anti-grooming technology was "not of sufficient capability or accuracy to be deployed on Twitter".
X told the regulator its proactive detection of child abuse material in public posts dropped after Musk took the company private.
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