The Mess of Media Standards
tangle of threads

In this episode, Derek talks to Rita Jabri Markwell from Birchgrove Legal who’s been leading the vilification action brought by the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network – or AMAN - against X Corp, which we all know better as Twitter. The network had a win in the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal when it claimed that X Corp, a foreign corporation, could be brought before the tribunal in relation to tweets posted in Queensland. The network says the tweets constitute hate speech and contravene the state’s vilification laws. Then, X Corp lodged an appeal against the tribunal's decision on jurisdiction.  

Rita tells us what it’s like running a matter in the tribunal and bringing digital platforms to a level of accountability in an environment where some have pushed back against national laws.  

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