Elon Musk loses anti-Muslim fight in Queensland hearing
- by Brisbane Times
- May 24, 2024
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The Australian Muslim rights group behind the complaint hailed the ruling as “precedent-setting”, saying it ensured social media companies had to be held accountable for locally accessible content that breached hate speech laws.
The ruling stemmed from a complaint made by the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network, which alleged that Musk’s X had to be responsible for posts on its site vilifying Muslims because it was a publisher.
Queensland’s human rights commissioner referred the matter to the tribunal last year, when X argued it was not a resident of the state and the conduct took place there.
But Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal senior member Ann Fitzpatrick dismissed that argument in a ruling this week.
“X Corp is present in Queensland because it provides a service in Queensland and in my view carries on business in Queensland,” her ruling read.
“Second, the impugned conduct took place in Queensland whether one terms the impugned conduct an ‘effect’ or actual conduct.”
Australian Muslim Advocacy Network’s complaint included 29 tweets it said “denigrates, dehumanises, and demonises Muslims, portraying them as an existential threat”.
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The 29 tweets in the complaint included disparaging comments about Labor Senator Fatima Payman, the first hijab-wearing elected representative in the federal parliament.
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