Elon Musk and his social media company X have pledged to fight Australia’s online safety watchdog over posts about the alleged Western Sydney church stabbing. The CEO has accused Australia’s eSafety commissioner of censorship and has vowed to challenge an order to remove content on X, formerly Twitter, relating to the horrific incident in court.
Elon Musk and his company X have pledged to fight the Australian online safety watchdog over graphic stabbing content circulating online.
Australia's eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant issued the notice to X. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman “Following these events, the Australian eSafety Commissioner ordered X to remove certain posts in Australia that publicly commented on the recent attack against a Christian Bishop.“X believes that eSafety’s order was not within the scope of Australian law and we complied with the directive pending a legal challenge.“X has now received a demand from the eSafety Commissioner that X globally withhold these posts or face a daily fine of $785,000 AUD .
NSW Premier Chris Minns blasted X on Saturday and said it was time for penalties for social media companies to be strengthened. The NSW premier and other leaders met with Assyrian community groups after the alleged church stabbing and stated that they collectively condemned the violence. Flowers are displayed at a memorial set up inside the Bondi Junction Westfield Shopping Centre. Picture: Ayush Kumar / AFP
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