SpaceX and Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, United States on May 6, 2024.
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Elon Musk’s social media platform X received a reprieve on Monday after an Australian court refused to extend an interim order blocking a Sydney church stabbing video.
A Federal Court judge has reportedly dismissed a request from Australia’s online regulator, the Electronic Safety Commissioner, to extend an injunction to remove posts on X showing a violent attack on a priest in April. to local media.
Bishop Mar Marie Emmanuel stabbed Views reached hundreds of thousands during live sermons that were widely shared online.
After the incident, the country Electronic Security Specialist An interim legal injunction was granted, ordering X to hide posts showing footage of the attack.
Tech billionaire Musk challenged the earlier court order, calling it an attack on free speech.
“Our concern is that if any country is allowed to censor content from all countries, which is what Australia’s Electronic Security Council requires, then what is to stop any country from controlling the entire Internet?” Musk posted on X.
The incident sparked a bitter conflict between Musk and the Australian government, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
in a interview Last month, Albanese said Musk believed “he is above the law in Australia” and accused him of being “arrogant”.
“The Electronic Safety Commissioner has made his ruling. Other social media platforms have complied without any complaints. This measure has bipartisan support in this country,” Albanese said at the time.
He added that “this is not about censorship” but about “decency” and that Musk should “show some decency.”
In response, Musk posted on X: “I don’t think I’m above the law. Does the prime minister think he should have jurisdiction over the entire planet?” referring to Albanese.
“This platform abides by the laws of these countries, but it is inappropriate to extend the rulings of one country to other countries,” he said. Add to.
in a statement last month On the subject, Australia’s online watchdog said it was difficult to completely remove damaging content from the internet, especially because users continued to repost it.
However, the Electronic Safety Commissioner added that online security “requires platforms to take all practical and reasonable steps to minimize the harm they may cause to Australians”.
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