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

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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…

Scope

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

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2024-04-22
under litigation

On 22 April 2024, the Federal Court of Australia granted an interim injunction against X Corp, comp…

2024-04-24
under litigation

On 24 April 2024, the Federal Court of Australia granted a further interim injunction against X Cor…

2024-05-13
under litigation

On 13 May 2024, the Federal Court of Australia ruled against extending the interim injunction that …

2024-06-05
concluded

On 5 June 2024, the eSafety Commissioner of Australia announced its decision to discontinue legal a…

2024-10-11
concluded

On 11 October 2024, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal resolved the case initiated by X Corp regar…

2025-03-28
under appeal

On 28 March 2025, the eSafety Commissioner appealed a decision by the Administrative Review Tribuna…