All other platforms engaged by the May 2024 deadline, but Telegram provided a response five months later and was in turn fined $957,780.

Julie Inman Grant says the fine sent a message that timely transparency is not voluntary. Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas

Inman Grant said the fine sent an important message to the industry that timely transparency is not a voluntary requirement in Australia, and reinforces the need to comply with the country’s laws.

Inman Grant said the threat posed by terrorist and extremist material shared and promoted online posed a growing risk to the community, which is why these platforms need to step up and prevent their services from being misused.

Responses by X will not be included in that report as the online giant fights a fine issued to the platform formerly known as Twitter in October 2023.

Twitter, which Elon Musk took over in October 2022, was rebranded as X in July 2023.