US congress calls Australia's internet regulator to testify

Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has been summoned to testify before the US Congress by Republican Jim Jordan, who accuses her of threatening American free speech through her enforcement of Australia's Online Safety Act. Jordan claims Grant is overstepping her authority by attempting to impose extraterritorial jurisdiction on American companies and citizens, calling her a "zealot for global takedowns. " The controversy centers on Grant's efforts to remove certain content globally, including her legal battle with X over videos of a Sydney church stabbing that the platform initially refused to delete worldwide.