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Australia Suspends Stabbing Video Case Against X

Australia Suspends Stabbing Video Case Against X

Above: In this photo illustration, a web browser displays the URL www.twitter.com while displaying X.com, on May 17, 2024 in London, England. Image copyright: Apu Gomes/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images

The Facts

  • Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant has dropped her order against social media company X to take down the video of the stabbing of Christ The Good Shepherd Church Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel.

  • Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has dropped her order against Elon Musk's X to take down video footage of the stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel in Sydney. Inman-Grant previously argued the video could incite further violence.


The Spin

The only person who feels this is a win is Elon Musk, whose choice was in the minority among other social media companies who chose to remove the violent video. Until the Appeals Tribunal makes its final decision, Musk and his platform will continue to put the world at risk of further violence. The eSafety Commissioner's job is to keep Australians safe, which is why her legal fight is not over.

It appears that Julie Inman-Grant has finally hit a wall in her pursuit to rule over the Australian internet. While she's successfully taken down content, such as material critical of transgender ideology, Australia's chief censor has finally met her match in Elon Musk. Musk has proven that authoritarian impulses can't cleanse the internet of content deemed a "threat" to political beliefs.


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