X wins challenge to Australian online-safety standard
( August 12, 2026, 06:04 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: X Corp. on Wednesday won its challenge to an Australian online-safety standard, with a federal judge ruling that the 2021 Online Safety Act treats social-media and messaging services as separate regulatory categories. Judge Elizabeth Raper said that because X is a social-media service, it is not subject to the standard that covers relevant electronic services such as messaging services. The court did not invalidate the standard itself because X succeeded on the threshold question of whether it applied to the platform.Judgment attached. ...
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