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X to Take Legal Action Against eSafety Commission Over Post About Trans Activist at WHO

The eSafety commission has taken action against a post criticising the appointment of a trans activist to a WHO committee.
X to Take Legal Action Against eSafety Commission Over Post About Trans Activist at WHO
An image of the X (formerly Twitter) phone app in front of a laptop featuring the front page to Australia's eSafety commissioner website, taken in Perth, Western Australia on Jan. 22, 2024. Wade Zhong/The Epoch Times
Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
3/31/2024|Updated: 4/3/2024
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Global social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has announced it intends to mount a court challenge against a takedown notice issued by Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant to “protect its user’s right to free speech.”

The user in question goes by the pseudonym “Billboard Chris,” on Feb. 28 he published a post criticising the World Health Organisation’s selection of Australian trans activist Teddy Cook to a new panel drafting global health rules.

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.
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