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

Published on April 1, 2024

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. The post linked to a Daily Mail story that accused Mr. Cook of having posted about “public nudity” and various sexual transgressions. It also reproduced photos taken from Mr. Cook’s Instagram account....

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