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.'
Elon Musk criticized Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after a judge ordered X to delete footage of a Sydney terrorist incident, arguing that the verdict could allow any nation to control the entire internet.
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...
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...
Elon Musk has countered Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's criticism by stating he does not believe he is above the law, amid tensions over X's handling of a video showing violence in Sydney. read more
Australian court ruled X take down footage of violent stabbing in Sydney church
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tech billionaire Elon Musk accused Australia of censorship after an Australian judge ruled that his social media platform X must block users worldwide from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese responded Tuesday by describing Musk as an
Elon Musk accuses Australia of censorship after court bans violent video
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tech billionaire Elon Musk accused Australia of censorship after an Australian judge ruled that his social media platform X must block users worldwide from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese responded Tuesday by describing Musk as an
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has accused Australia of censorship after an Australian judge ruled that his social media platform X must block users worldwide from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church
Australia’s Prime Minister called Elon Musk, owner of X and self-styled free-speech champion, an “arrogant billionaire.”
Anthony Albanese responds to X owner who criticised Australian authorities demanding videos of a Sydney church stabbing be removedAustralia’s prime minister has labelled X’s owner, Elon Musk, an “arrogant billionaire who thinks he is above the law” as the rift deepens between Australia and the tech platform over the removal of videos of a violent stabbing in a Sydney church.On Monday evening in an urgent last-minute federal court hearing, the court ordered a two-day injunction against X to hide...