Queensland Human Rights Commission disagrees with assertion complaint is ‘lacking in substance’ and refers matter to tribunal over jurisdiction
Twitter has lost a bid to have a complaint by an advocacy group for Australian Muslims thrown out after they accused the platform of failing to take action against accounts that incite hatred.lodged a complaint to the Queensland Human Rights Commission
Aman made the complaint under Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Act, alleging Twitter incited hatred as a publisher of third-party accounts, as well as discrimination for refusing to take action against hateful content. The letter, seen by Guardian Australia, argued Twitter Australia was the wrong entity for the complaint as it does not host, operate, or control the Twitter service – which is controlled by Twitter Inc.
In a decision by the QHRC, a commission officer said they could not agree that the complaint was “misconceived or lacking in substance”.The officer also questioned Twitter’s claims that the state’s legislation does not apply to them, before referring the matter to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal for a decision on jurisdiction.
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