X Must Answer to Queensland Laws, Tribunal Decides

An Australian Tribunal has ordered Elon Musk’s X to adhere to local anti-discrimination laws.
X Must Answer to Queensland Laws, Tribunal Decides
Elon Musk during the UK Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, in central England, on Nov. 1, 2023. Leon Neal/Getty Images
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Elon Musk has suffered another legal defeat in Australia after his social media company X argued it should not be subject to local anti-discrimination laws.

The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal ruled X—formerly known as Twitter—has to answer to the state’s laws despite being based in America.