A Canadian father recently sat before an Australian tribunal in Melbourne for five days because he shared an article from The Daily Mail in an X post last year.
Let that sink in.
Chris Elston, better known as “Billboard Chris,” flew halfway around the world to defend not only his own free speech rights, but also those of all people. He is pushing back against an order from Australia’s eSafety Commissioner. The order demanded X censor Chris’ February 2024 post criticizing the appointment of a transgender activist to a World Health Organization panel of experts, citing the Daily Mail article titled “Kinky secrets of UN trans expert REVEALED”
Linking to an article from one of the most-read news websites in the world, the post was deemed by eSafety to be “cyber-abuse material targeted at an Australian adult.” X initially resisted pressure to censor the content in any way but…
