eSafety Commission Loses Landmark Case for Geo-Blocking Post About ‘Queer Club’

The Tribunal heard that a social media post was geo-blocked in Australia, but the eSafety Commissioner tried to argue the notice was not a formal order.
eSafety Commission Loses Landmark Case for Geo-Blocking Post About ‘Queer Club’
The logo of social media platform X on March 11, 2024. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
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When Celine Baumgarten published a video post on X detailing the existence of a “queer club” at an Australian primary school, she had little idea that it would lead to a rare legal defeat for the country’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman-Grant.

The bisexual activist is a member of several groups, including Gays Against Groomers and Active Watchful Waiting (AWW), which describes itself as “an organisation dedicated to safeguarding the wellbeing of children in relation to gender identity policies.”

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.