Social media giant X is subject to local hate speech laws, a state tribunal has ruled — a decision that lawyers for an Australian Muslim advocacy group have hailed as precedent-setting.
argued that the social media company should be responsible for the Islamophobic posts, while X's legal team argued it was a "true foreign entity" and therefore not subject to the tribunal's jurisdiction. Lawyers for X had also argued that the section of the Act should not apply to it because it is a company, not a person.
spokesperson said in a statement. "Protections in Australia do apply to social media companies, and hate speech is governed by clear standards, not corporate discretion.” In her decision, QCAT senior member Ann Fitzpatrick inferred that part of X's advertising revenue came from advertisers in Queensland. She wrote that there was a "sufficient basis to conclude that the business of X Corp does not operate in isolation in the USA".
's complaint amounted to vilification. Markwell said it's unclear when the tribunal will decide on or order another hearing date for that element of the complaint. But if the ruling falls in
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