Canadian free-speech campaigner Chris Elston, better known as “Billboard Chris,” won a landmark case in Australia after the Federal Court struck down an order from the country’s eSafety Commissioner that had required the removal of one of his social-media posts. The ruling, handed down in early July, found that Elston’s February 2024 post—criticising the World Health Organization’s appointment of transgender activist Teddy Cook—did not constitute “cyber-abuse” under the Online Safety Act. The decision means Elston is not obliged to delete the post and establishes that “misgendering,” although offensive to some, is protected expression rather than abusive content. The eSafety Commissioner had warned X, formerly Twitter, that failure to block the post nationally could incur penalties of up to A$782,500. X refused and instead joined the litigation alongside advocacy groups ADF International and the Australian Human Rights Law Alliance. The court’s judgment curtails the regulator’s powers to police speech on global platforms and is expected to influence future enforcement of Australia’s online-safety regime.