Billboard Chris’s fight against Aussie censorship

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Billboard Chris (real name Chris Elston ) was silenced at the behest of Australia ’s eSafety ’ commissioner.

Elston has been forced to travel to Australia to defend his right to post what he likes and have it be seen by his Australian followers on the American -owned social-media platform, X.

Billboard Chris is standing up for far more free-speech rights than his own rights here.

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Neutral language

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formal

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English

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Offensive language

possibly offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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detected

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short-lived

External references

https://adfinternational.org/billboard-chris-fined-for-street-conversation https://www.esafety.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do#:~:text=The%20eSafety%20Commissioner%20(eSafety)%20is,of%20digital%20services%20and%20platforms.https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/rowland/speech/online-safety-amendment-social-media-minimum-age-bill-2024-second-reading-speech https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/rowland/media-release/report-online-safety-act-review-released https://adfinternational.org/news/australian-case-validates-vances-concerns https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fnation%2Fesafety-commissioners-war-on-misgendering-tweet%2Fnews-story%2F92a74e73508e0443471a945811c2111f&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium https://adfinternational.org/news/tickle-v-giggle-ruling https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/31/anti-trans-activist-tests-australian-regulator-power-to-remove-x-post-it-deemed-cyber-abuse-ntwnfb https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2021A00076/latest/text https://x.com/BillboardChris https://x.com/BillboardChris/status/1904557163860873521

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adfinternational.org www.esafety.gov.au minister.infrastructure.gov.au www.theaustralian.com.au www.theguardian.com www.legislation.gov.au x.com

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