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Australia: eSafety Commissioner Removal Notices to X Corp regarding Extreme Violent Content

Progress

Current status
under litigation
24 Apr 2024 under litigation
22 Apr 2024 under litigation

Scope

Implementers
Australia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

24 Apr 2024
under litigation

Issued extension of interim injunction by Federal Court against X Corp for Removal of Extreme Violent Content

On 24 April 2024, the Federal Court of Australia granted a further interim injunction against X Corp, compelling the platform to hide Class 1 material, specifically extreme violent video content related to an alleged terrorist act in Sydney on 15 Ap…

Source
Event type order
Action type injunction
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
22 Apr 2024
under litigation

Issued interim injunction by Federal Court against X Corp for Removal of Extreme Violent Content

On 22 April 2024, the Federal Court of Australia granted an interim injunction against X Corp, compelling the platform to hide Class 1 material, specifically extreme violent video content related to an alleged terrorist act in Sydney on 15 April. Th…

Source
Event type order
Action type injunction
Government branch judiciary
Government body court