Australia

Catherine Salgado |

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee is bringing accountability to Australia’s chief censor after she refused to fully cooperate.

Catherine Salgado |

The Telegram messenger app is currently in a battle royale with Australia’s anti-free speech eSafety commission over a controversial censorship law.

Tom Olohan |

Twitter Files journalist Michael Shellenberger called out an attempt by anti-free speech foreign leaders to develop a “global system of mass censorship.” 

Tom Olohan |

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a big move against foreigners who trample the rights of Americans. 

Catherine Salgado |

A free speech advocate under fire in another country recently praised the Trump administration for its stance on free speech.

Catherine Salgado |

An Australian censorship bill went up in smoke over the weekend after it received abysmal support from the Australian Senate.

Tom Olohan |

Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant conceded defeat in a weeks-long effort to force X (formerly Twitter) to censor content she didn’t approve of across the globe.

Christian Baldwin |

An Australian federal judge has swooped in to defend free speech by siding with Elon Musk in the tech billionaire’s latest spat with Australia’s Ministry of Truth.

Christian Baldwin |

Elon Musk has been targeted by yet another authoritarian government for his company X’s reluctance to censor political content.

Christian Baldwin |

Australia’s Communications Minister threatened that X (formerly Twitter) will be in “big trouble” if it does not comply with the country’s proposed new censorship laws.

Catherine Salgado |

Australian eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant called for a “recalibration” of “freedom of speech” online during the World Economic Forum conference in Davos, Switzerland on Monday. BusinessWorld contributing editor Pranjal Sharma also claimed…

Alec Schemmel |

In retaliation to a proposed law in Australia that would require tech giants like Facebook and Google to pay for news content on their platforms, Facebook blocked all local and global news sites from Australia. Facebook’s Australian news blackout…

Kayla Sargent |

A proposed law from the Land Down Under did not go over well with Facebook.

Facebook has decided to block all news in and from Australian users in response to a proposed law that would require the platform to pay news publishers for…

Alexander Hall |
When the U.S.-based crowdfunding website GoFundMe booted Australian athlete Israel Folau, critics had no idea it would be the best thing they could do for him. Folau is a popular national figure both as an athlete and an outspoken Christian. He was…