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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Politics
Josh Taylor

Anti-trans activist tests Australian regulator’s power to remove X post it deemed cyber abuse

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An X post allegedly bullying a trans man is testing the power of Australia’s eSafety commissioner. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images

A Canadian anti-trans activist is testing the Australian online regulator’s power to censor an X post allegedly bullying a trans man, arguing the removal notice issued to Elon Musk’s platform was overreach on a political statement.

In March last year, eSafety sent a notice to X requesting that a tweet by a prominent anti-trans user, “Billboard Chris”, AKA Chris Elston, about an Australian trans man and leading LGBTQ+ health expert be taken down.

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