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Australia: Issued Federal Court ruling denying request for extension of the interim injunction requiring X Corporation to restrict access to extreme violent content

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Issued Federal Court ruling denying request for extension of the interim injunction requiring X Corporation to restrict access to extreme violent content

On 13 May 2024, the Federal Court of Australia ruled against extending the interim injunction that would have required X Corporation to continue hiding content classified as extreme violent material related to the terrorist act in Wakeley, Sydney, f…

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…