Australia: 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, from 15 April 2024. The eSafety Commissioner's application aimed to extend the injunction, initially set to expire on 10 May 2024, which mandated X Corporation to take reasonable steps to remove the specified material from certain URLs on X (formerly Twitter). The court's decision comes ahead of a case management hearing scheduled for 15 May 2024. The injunction targeted specific content without affecting commentary, public debate, or other posts about the event.