ANALYSIS: Can Australia’s Online Regulator Restrict What Americans See on the Net?

Analysis Australia’s internet regulator, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, has won her first two Federal Court skirmishes against Elon Musk’s X Corp. They include an interim injunction, and a further injunction to prohibit the social media platform, from showing videos of a Sydney terror attack anywhere in the world. The video showed a stabbing incident against Christian Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel at his Sydney, ironically, the bishop has since asked for the video to remain online. Although the case is due to come before the court again on May 10, the injunction represents a significant win for the commissioner in that the Federal Court accepted—at least for the moment—that she has extra-territorial jurisdiction....