{"id":71691,"date":"2025-03-27T14:46:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T13:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=71691"},"modified":"2025-03-28T11:09:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T10:09:57","slug":"australian-case-validates-vances-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/australian-case-validates-vances-concerns","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Censorship on U.S. Social Media Platforms &#8211; Australian Case Validates Vance\u2019s Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"71691\" class=\"elementor elementor-71691\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f8dd13b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f8dd13b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-397ccba\" data-id=\"397ccba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68517b75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68517b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Melbourne Tribunal to hear \u201cmonumental\u201d free speech challenge from 31<sup>st<\/sup> March-4<sup>th<\/sup> April<\/li><li>Musk\u2019s \u201cX\u201d and Canadian \u201cBillboard Chris\u201d bringing case against Australian \u201ceSafety Commissioner\u201d for censoring online post criticizing gender ideology<\/li><li>VP Vance, Secretary of State Rubio have raised repeated concerns about the impact of censorial foreign governments on American-based social media platforms<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38635e4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38635e4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-71692\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture1.jpg 624w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Picture1-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5037881a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5037881a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">MELBOURNE (27 March 2025) \u2013 <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">The<b> <\/b>Administrative Review Tribunal in Melbourne is set to hear a \u201cmonumental\u201d free speech case next week, commencing March 31<sup>st<\/sup>, as concerns mount worldwide about online censorship.<b><\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">Canadian internet sensation and children\u2019s safety campaigner <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BillboardChris\/status\/1904411432671736122\">\u201cBillboard Chris\u201d<\/a> (Chris Elston), alongside Elon Musk\u2019s U.S.-based social media platform \u201cX\u201d, will challenge the Australian authorities\u2019 decision to censor an online post criticizing gender ideology across Australia. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">The case demonstrates the tangible reality of global censorship concerns raised repeatedly by Vice-President J.D. Vance, both at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectator.co.uk\/article\/jd-vance-what-i-worry-about-is-the-threat-from-within\/\">Munich Security Conference<\/a> in February and in a press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">Speaking about free speech restrictions in the context of the UK, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wUkCulwzhMs\">Vance said<\/a>:<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><i><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">\u201cWe also know that there have been infringements on free speech that actually affect not just the British \u2014 of course what the British do in their own country is up to them \u2014 but also affect American technology companies and, by extension, American citizens.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/artificial-intelligence\/europe-looks-embrace-ai-paris-summits-2nd-day-while-global-consensus-unclear-2025-02-11\/\">Speaking recently in Paris<\/a>, Vance added that while \u201cw<i>e want to ensure the internet is a safe place\u201d, <\/i>restrictions on online content should focus on protecting children from predatory abuse, rather than preventing \u201c<i>a grown man or woman from accessing an opinion that the government thinks is misinformation.\u201d<\/i> <\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">The actions of the eSafety Commissioner demonstrate a concerning rise in censorship in the digital age \u2013 where bureaucracies can subjectively interpret which speech is deemed \u201coffensive\u201d or \u201cwrong\u201d, leading to the curtailment of free speech rights.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">Robert Clarke, Director of Advocacy for ADF International, which is backing Elston\u2019s legal defence, said:<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><i><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">\u201cThe decision of Australian authorities to prevent Australian citizens from hearing and evaluating information about gender ideology is a patronizing affront to the principles of democracy. <\/span><\/i><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><i><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">\u201cThe confidence of the Australian eSafety commissioner to censor citizens of Canada on an American platform, shows the truly global nature of the free speech crisis.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><i><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">\u201cSpeaking up for free speech is critical at this juncture, and we\u2019re proud to be backing Billboard Chris as he does just that.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">Chris Elston, a.k.a \u201cBillboard Chris\u201d, commented:<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><i><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">\u201cMy case is an example of the free speech crisis here in Australia and across the West. More and more, the public is waking up to the fact that puberty blockers are a form of child abuse. Gender ideology can only thrive under censorship \u2013 when we are deprived of shining a light on the madness.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">THE CASE: Freedom of online speech in the balance<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">On 28 February 2024, Elston took to \u201cX\u201d to share a Daily Mail article titled \u201c<i>Kinky secrets of UN trans expert REVEALED<\/i>\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">The article, and accompanying tweet, criticised the appointment of Australian transgender activist Teddy Cook to a World Health Organization \u201cpanel of experts\u201d set to advise on global transgender policy. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">Cook complained about the post to Australia\u2019s eSafety Commissioner, who requested that \u201cX\u201d remove the content. The social media platform owned by free speech advocate Elon Musk initially refused, but following a subsequent formal removal order from the Commissioner, later geo-blocked the content in Australia. X has since also filed an appeal against the order at the Administrative Review Tribunal in Melbourne. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">Billboard Chris, with the support of ADF International and the Australian Human Rights Law Alliance, and alongside Elon Musk\u2019s \u201cX\u201d, is appealing the violation of his right to peacefully share his convictions.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">The case will be heard in Melbourne for five days on the week beginning March 31st. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 2.25pt 12pt 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; mso-fareast-font-family: Roboto; mso-bidi-font-family: Roboto; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\">Members of the public are invited to support Chris\u2019s legal case <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/campaign\/support-billboard-chris\">here.<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( 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