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X Wins Free Speech Case in Australia
- On July 1, 2025, the Melbourne Tribunal overturned the eSafety Commissioner’s removal order, ruling in favor of X and Elston, citing overreach under the Online Safety Act.
- In February 2024, Elston's post criticising WHO appointee Teddy Cook for using biologically accurate pronouns was classified as cyber abuse under Australia's Online Safety Act, prompting a takedown notice.
- The Melbourne Tribunal held a five-day hearing from March 31, 2025, with X challenging a geo-blocking order and facing potential A$800,000 fines for non-compliance.
- The tribunal’s ruling affirms free speech rights, condemns government overreach, and is praised as a decisive win for citizens against censorship.
- The Tribunal’s ruling sets a precedent limiting government censorship under the Online Safety Act, with Julie Inman Grant now under U.S. congressional scrutiny for global collusion efforts.
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Australia stops censoring child safety activist for calling female who identifies as man a 'woman'
U.S. State Department had criticized ally for ordering X to block post about new WHO advisor by "Billboard Chris" Elston. Administrative tribunal says Online Safety Act requires "intention to cause serious harm," which wasn't proven.
A Blow To Global Censorship: ‘Billboard Chris’ Wins In Australia
Freedom of speech has won a decisive victory in Australia. On Tuesday, a Melbourne tribunal overturned the Australian government’s censorship order against Canadian street advocate Chris “Billboard Chris” Elston for an X post critical of gender ideology.Back in 2024, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner had ordered X to remove Chris’ post, claiming it constituted “adult cyber abuse” under the country’s Online Safety Act. The post linked to a Daily M…
Billboard Chris Wins Censorship Case in Australia
In a precedent for free speech, an independent tribunal found that the eSafety Commissioner made the wrong decision when she took down the X post of children’s safety advocate Chris Elston. [UPDATE] Australia’s Administrative Review Tribunal in Melbourne yesterday decided that Chris Elston did not violate Australia’s Online Safety Act in a social media post that criticized the inclusion of a transgender activist on a World Health Organization (…
US Congress report says Aussie eKaren colluded to suppress conservative speech - www.cairnsnews.org
AUSTRALIA’S so-called eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant should be sacked for showing herself to be anti-free speech and an abuser of law. An Administrative Review Tribunal has found Inman Grant illegally prosecuted Canadian activist Chris Elston for a post he made on X. And according to a US Congressional report, Inman Grant also faces international […] The post US Congress report says Aussie eKaren colluded to suppress conservative speech …
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