Just to start by saying the MNHQ have accepted that I unintentionally broke guidelines when I copied and pasted the opening paragraphs from an article in a newspaper ie it included a phrase that guidelines say is not acceptable. So following paragraphs edited (just hope I have got it right):
The Australian government has instructed a news outlet to remove or heavily censor an article that “offended” an individual living in the country.
Reduxx, an independent media project dedicated to exposing gender ideology, received a notice from Australia’s eSafety Commissioner on April 28. The notice alerted them to a complaint made about an article they published on April 1.
The article, “Thousands of Complaints Filed After Trans YouTuber Allowed To Play On Women’s Football League, Reportedly Injured Players,” revealed the identity of the person who had been the subject of mass complaint after reportedly injuring female players at a football game while playing on the women’s team.
https://www.thepublica.com/australian-government-instructs-news-outlet-to-delete-article-offended-trans-activist/
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Twitter also seemed to have received a legal notice and did comply - which may or may not be related to the fact that the Australian eSafety commissioner (Julie Inman Grant) used to work for twitter.
Since then another story about the actions of the eSafety commissioner in Australia has emerged. https://reduxx.info/australia-police-warn-woman-over-comments-about-trans-activist-as-esafety-commissioner-continues-censorship-rampage/
So I had originally posted wondering how any such notice could be put into effect ie Reduxx is not based in Australia. Is there some global legal system that can make an internet platform conform with the law in any country. How would this work. Many people living under oppressive regimes rely on websites or forums to post information about what is happening in their country.
But also raises the issue of how much power can an individual complaint have when what is said to be disrespectful by one country will have different responses in other countries who have their own cultural norms.
Is this the start of virtual cultural imperialism?