Court Rules Australia’s Internet Czar Has No Power to Block Content Overseas

The Federal Court has confirmed that Australia’s internet content regulator, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, does not have the power to block content overseas. The commissioner had sought an interim injunction against X Corp to stop the spread of an 11-second video showing the stabbing attack of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel at the Assyrian Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley, western Sydney, which occurred on April 15. In his ruling, Justice Geoffrey Kennett pointed out that the eSafety order would “literally” have a “global effect on the operations of X Corp, including operations that have no real connection with Australia or Australia’s interests. The interests of millions of people unconnected with the litigation would be affected.”...