Australian politicians attack Elon Musk for refusing to remove video of Orthodox bishop's stabbing

LifeSiteNews— Australia's political class is waging war on X owner Elon Musk for his refusing to delete video footage of the stabbing of Orthodox Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, with one senator even suggesting the billionaire should be 'jailed.'

LifeSiteNews—Stabbed Orthodox bishop, Elon Musk denounce Australian gov't censorship of attack video. A federal court ordered X to remove all posts that contained the viral video of the Islamic attack, and an injunction against showing the video was extended until May 10 when a final hearing will determine whether the content can be prohibited permanently worldwide.

The Guardian—Elon Musk’s X was asked to remove 65 tweets with video of Sydney church stabbing, court documents show. Exclusive: Australian federal police told court there was ‘a real risk’ the video could be used to encourage people to commit terrorist attacksGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastElon Musk’s X was asked by the Australian online safety regulator to remove 65 tweets containing video of the Sydney church stabbing attack, court documents obtained by Guardian Australia reveal, but many of the tweets remain accessible outside Australia.The Australian federal police...

MSNBC—Elon Musk defies Australia’s order to remove a violent video from X. Elon Musk is in a row with the Australian government after its online safety regulator called for a video of an Assyrian bishop being stabbed at a Sydney church to be removed from X, his social media platform. The video shows Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel being stabbed during a church service that was being livestreamed on April 15. The nonfatal attack, which authorities said was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism, led to rioting outside the church. Australia’s eSafety...