The Federal Court of Australia ruled on August 12 that the Relevant Electronic Services Standard (RES Standard) drafted by eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant does not apply to the social media platform X. The decision came in a case filed by X Corp in May 2025, challenging the Commissioner’s interpretation that the standard covered social media services with messaging functions.
Justice Elizabeth Raper found that applying the standard to X would bypass the industry-led code process established under the Online Safety Act. The ruling marks a significant legal boundary between two separate regulatory frameworks for online services in Australia.
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