Australian court orders Elon Musk's X to hide Sydney church stabbing posts from users globally

Source: The Guardian

Australian court orders Elon Musk’s X to hide Sydney church stabbing posts from users globally

Judge makes interim order after eSafety commissioner orders social media outlet to remove footage of Wakeley stabbing

Josh Taylor and Josh Butler
Mon 22 Apr 2024 11.02 BST
First published on Mon 22 Apr 2024 02.46 BST

The Australian federal court has ordered Elon Musk’s X to hide posts containing videos of a stabbing at a Sydney church last week from users globally, after the eSafety commissioner launched an urgent court case on Monday evening seeking an injunction.

X, along with Meta, were ordered by the eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, on Tuesday last week to remove material deemed to depict “gratuitous or offensive violence with a high degree of impact or detail” within 24 hours or potentially face fines.

The material was footage of the alleged stabbing of bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel last Monday evening while he was giving a livestreamed service at the Assyrian Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley.

On the weekend, X said it had complied with the request, but intended to launch a legal case challenging the orders.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/22/elon-musk-x-twitter-stephen-jones-content-removal-order-sydney-stabbings