Musk calls eSafety chief a ‘censorship commissar’, PM brands Musk an ‘arrogant billionaire’ over videos of alleged church stabbing. What is going on?
Elon Musk’s X argues the eSafety commissioner does not have the authority to dictate what users can see globally, in reference to tweets of the alleged stabbing of a bishop at a church in Sydney.Elon Musk’s X argues the eSafety commissioner does not have the authority to dictate what users can see globally, in reference to tweets of the alleged stabbing of a bishop at a church in Sydney.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Guardian Australia has not verified whether eSafety requested the posts be removed because it would not comment on individual cases.state: “You may not post media that is excessively gory or share violent or adult content within live video or in profile or header images”. It also says users “may not threaten, incite, glorify, or express desire for violence or harm”.
Beyond the fines and legal sanctions eSafety can seek against X, the commissioner has other options including having links to the content removed from search engines, or the app itself removed from app stores.
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