An Australian judge has ruled that the social media platform X is subject to a state’s anti-discrimination law even though it does not have an office in Australia.

An Australian judge has ruled that the social media platform X is subject to a state’s anti-discrimination law even though it does not have an office in Australia.

Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Judge Ann Fitzgerald said in a decision made public Friday that her court has jurisdiction over X Corp. in a hate speech complaint.

The ruling allows the Queensland Human Rights Commission to hear an allegation that X breached Queensland anti-discrimination law by failing to remove or hide anti-Muslim hate speech.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    331·
    5 months ago

    X had argued that the tribunal had no jurisdiction over the company because it had no presence in Queensland and the “impugned conduct” took place outside Queensland.

    Musk wants to have his cake and eat it too. On the one hand, he says he’s a free speech absolutist. On the other hand, he says that free speech is “simply means that which matches the law.” So the law here says you don’t geoblock, you delete the video from your servers.

    Which is it, Elon?

    Oh right, Australia isn’t India.

    • xmunk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      12·
      5 months ago

      If X wants to geoblock all of Australia they’re welcome to. I applaud any effort to speed along X’s irrelevance.