US EditionThe activist, Elon Musk and Trump’s free speech gripe with Australia
- In March 2024, Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant ordered the social media platform X to remove a post by activist Chris Elston that misgendered and mocked a person named Cook.
- This action followed a complaint by Cook and a delegate's letter accusing the post of cyberabuse and gender identity invalidation, with a $782,500 fine threat if X failed to comply.
- X complied by geo-blocking the post only within Australia while it remained accessible in the United States, amid broader U.S. concerns about government censorship pressures on American tech firms.
- Elston rejected the abuse charge, claiming he would not accept gender identity claims and asserted that the U.S. State Department supports his stance, while Elon Musk criticized Inman Grant as a 'censorship commissar' demanding 'global content bans.'
- The case illustrates tensions over online free speech enforcement, with the Trump administration and U.S. officials opposing policies they view as censorship that could undermine democracy and provoke political backlash worldwide.
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