Lawyer for Australian Muslim Advocacy Network argues white supremacist’s tweets caused harm to local Muslims Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQueensland authorities should be able to hold X responsible for the Islamophobic tweets of an American white supremacist because they were downloaded in the state and caused harm to local Muslims, a tribunal has heard.The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (Aman) lodged a complaint to the Queensland Human Rights Commission last June seeking to hold X, then known as Twitter, responsible for content posted by a far-right account that was referenced in the manifesto of the extremist who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/19/twitter-x-responsible-islamophobic-tweets-queensland-tribunal
Author : Eden Gillespie
Publish date : 2023-09-19 07:48:24
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