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Australia: Announced eSafety Commissioner decision to discontinue the proceedings in the Federal Court against X Corp to restrict access to extreme violent content

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Announced eSafety Commissioner decision to discontinue the proceedings in the Federal Court against X Corp to restrict access to extreme violent content

On 5 June 2024, the eSafety Commissioner of Australia announced its decision to discontinue legal action concerning the Class 1 removal notice issued to X Corp into the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Previously, the eSafety Commissioner issued a r…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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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…