Video takedown fight with Musk's X lands in court
by @MichaelWestBiz
@MichaelWestBiz— An Australian court has ordered billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform to block every user from seeing violent footage related to a Sydney church stabbing, not just block it for Australian audiences. Amid political unity against X Corp’s defiant stance to keep potentially harmful content online, the nation’s internet cop launched the matter in the […]
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...
New York Post—Elon Musk blasts Australia's 'censorship' after court orders X to take down terror video. A federal court ordered X to delete the footage of a teenager involved in a knifing attack against an Assyrian priest and others.