An image of the X (formerly Twitter) phone app in front of a laptop featuring the front page to Australia’s eSafety commissioner website, taken in Perth, Western Australia on Jan. 22, 2024. Wade Zhong/The Epoch TimesAustralia’s eSafety Commissioner is attempting to overturn a decision by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) effectively outlawing the use of “informal” complaints about content.The Tribunal initially rejected this method three times over separate appeals with the judges finding eSafety could not avoid legal review by using these informal methods, rather than formal legal takedown notices under the Online Safety Act.
eSafety Appeals Tribunal Ruling That Bars Informal Takedown Alerts on Content
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