Bishop backs stabbing video staying online

@MichaelWestBiz— The Sydney bishop stabbed in an alleged terrorist attack has backed keeping graphic videos of his assault online, defending the “god-given right” to free speech. In a video uploaded to YouTube, Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel made a public statement after he was stabbed several times during a live-streamed church service in Sydney’s southwest on April […]

@MichaelWestBiz—Bishop wants stabbing videos kept online, X tells court. Australia’s internet cop has secured an extended take-down order against Elon Musk’s X despite the bishop whose stabbing video triggered a courtroom stoush giving his permission for the content to be shared. The Federal Court battle will examine how far into cyberspace the eSafety Commissioner should be allowed to reach and its power over social […]

@MichaelWestBiz—Church stabbing video stays offline after court ruling. Graphic content showing the stabbing of a Sydney bishop will remain hidden on social media platform X for at least the next fortnight, following a stoush over the visibility of the video. The Federal Court on Wednesday extended an injunction requiring X, formerly known as Twitter, to hide video showing the stabbing of Bishop Mar […]

NewsBusters—WATCH: Bishop’s Powerful Response to Censorship Demands of Stabbing Video. Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel is back to preaching and has issued a powerful new sermon in defense of free speech and the natural rights of man. On April 28, Bishop Emmanuel made his first public appearance after being viciously attacked by a knife-wielding assailant who left the bishop with only one eye. The bishop delivered a sermon in which he defended the right to freedom of speech as a fundamental human right and referred to the Australian government’s recent attempts to suppress the video of...