X Must Answer to Queensland Laws, Tribunal Decides

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. The Australian Muslim rights group behind the complaint is hailing the ruling as “precedent-setting,” saying it ensures social media companies must be held accountable for locally-accessible content that breaches hate speech laws. It stems from a complaint made by the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network, alleging Mr. Musk’s X should be responsible for posts on its site vilifying Muslims because it is a publisher....