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Australia Overturns Ban on Charlie Kirk Shooting Video

Australia Overturns Ban on Charlie Kirk Shooting Video

Should violent attack videos be accessible as free speech, or banned to protect users from harm?
Australia Overturns Ban on Charlie Kirk Shooting Video
Above: Australian eSafety Commissioner Juli Inman Grant speaks in Canberra, Australia, on Nov. 5, 2025. Image credit: Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images

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Australia's Classification Review Board is on the right side of history against the authoritarian eSafety commisionercommissioner. These recordings document real events with profound social and political significance that adults deserve to access. Censorship laws, which are being disguised as safety measures, threaten not only free speech, but public access to information about matters of genuine importance.

Social media platforms must remove content showing extreme violence, terrorism and acts like attempted murder to protect users from serious harm. Sharing violent attack footage causes distress to others and may constitute a crime, regardless of intent. Online spaces, which have clearly run amok and harm both children and adults, need enforceable safety standards that prevent the spread of disturbing material.

Australia's Classification Review Board is on the right side of history against the authoritarian eSafety commissioner. These recordings document real events with profound social and political significance that adults deserve to access. Censorship laws, which are being disguised as safety measures, threaten not only free speech but public access to information about matters of genuine importance.

Social media platforms must remove content showing extreme violence, terrorism and acts like attempted murder to protect users from serious harm. Sharing violent attack footage causes distress to others and may constitute a crime, regardless of intent. Online spaces, which have clearly run amok and harm both children and adults, need enforceable safety standards that prevent the spread of disturbing material.


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