{"id":74955,"date":"2025-07-01T09:52:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T07:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=74955"},"modified":"2025-07-01T13:47:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T11:47:36","slug":"free-speech-victory-for-billboard-chris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/free-speech-victory-in-australia-for-billboard-chris-as-x-post-censorship-overturned","title":{"rendered":"Free Speech Victory in Australia for Billboard Chris as \u201cX\u201d post censorship overturned\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"74955\" class=\"elementor elementor-74955\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ac6c226 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ac6c226\" 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-45f361c0\" data-id=\"45f361c0\" 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-32d898d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32d898d4\" 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><p>Tribunal upholds speech rights of Canadian campaigner Chris \u201cBillboard Chris\u201d Elston, striking down a government order that censored his X post under the country\u2019s Online Safety Act.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Censored X post referred to controversial WHO \u00abexpert\u00bb appointee Teddy Cook by her biologically accurate pronouns.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Censorship case, coordinated by ADF International and the Human Rights Law Alliance, raised alarm over expanding global censorship powers and cross-border restrictions on speech.<\/p><\/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-300954ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"300954ae\" 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=\"1024\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Billboard-Chris-on-the-streets-1-1024x634.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-74376\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Billboard-Chris-on-the-streets-1-1024x634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Billboard-Chris-on-the-streets-1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Billboard-Chris-on-the-streets-1-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Billboard-Chris-on-the-streets-1.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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-2fae8d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fae8d3\" 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><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">MELBOURNE<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong> (1 July 2025)<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AU-tribunal-decision_Chris-Elston-case.pdf\">The Administrative Review Tribunal has ruled<\/a> in favor of Canadian campaigner Chris <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/campaign\/support-billboard-chris\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cBillboard Chris\u201d<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Elston, striking down a government order that sought to censor his post on X under the country\u2019s Online Safety Act.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Elston\u2019s February 2024 post criticized the appointment of controversial WHO \u00abexpert\u00bb appointee Teddy Cook, and referred to her with biologically accurate pronouns. Elston\u2019s post was deemed \u201ccyber abuse\u201d by Australia\u2019s eSafety Commissioner, which ordered X to remove the content. X initially refused, and later geo-blocked the post in Australia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Both X and Elston challenged the order, arguing that the censorship was a violation of the fundamental right to free speech. Elston\u2019s legal challenge was coordinated by ADF International, in conjunction with the Human Rights Law Alliance in Australia. The Administrative Review Tribunal in Melbourne held a week-long hearing on the case commencing March 31, 2025.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Tribunal found that the eSafety Commissioner made the wrong decision in determining Elston\u2019s post was \u201ccyber abuse\u201d and set aside the decision. \u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\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-5421f7b6 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"5421f7b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\u201cThis is a decisive win for free speech and sets an important precedent in the growing global debate over online censorship.<\/span> In this case, the Australian government alarmingly censored the peaceful expression of a Canadian citizen on an American-owned platform, evidence of the expansive reach of censorial forces, even beyond national borders. Today, free speech has prevailed.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Paul Coleman, Executive Director of ADF International<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-270a798f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"270a798f\" 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><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThis is a victory not just for Billboard Chris, but for every Australian\u2014and indeed every citizen who values the fundamental right to free speech,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> Coleman continued.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AU-tribunal-decision_Chris-Elston-case.pdf\">The decision<\/a>\u00a0comes amid growing international concern over the Australian government\u2019s expansive censorship powers. In May, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/us-state-department-call-out-australian-censorship-billboard-chris\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">U.S. State Department<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> condemned the eSafety Commissioner\u2019s actions as part of a broader global trend toward coercive state censorship.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">I\u2019m grateful that truth and common sense have prevailed<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u201d <strong>said Chris Elston.<\/strong> \u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">This decision sends a clear message that the government does not have authority to silence peaceful expression. My mission is to speak the truth about gender ideology, protecting children across the world from its dangers. With this ruling, the court has upheld my right to voice my convictions\u2014a right that belongs to every one of us. My post should never have been censored in Australia, but my hope is that authorities will now think twice before resorting to censorship\u201d.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">More details on Billboard Chris&#8217; censorship case available <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/billboard-chris-australia\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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Censored X post referred to controversial WHO \u00abexpert\u00bb appointee Teddy Cook by her biologically accurate pronouns. 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