Watchdog wins urgent court bid to make X take down stabbing videos
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Watchdog wins urgent court bid to make X take down stabbing videos

After Elon Musk compared the take-down order to something from a communist regime,politicians have lined up to slam the owner of X for acting like he is above the law.

  • byPaul Sakkal

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Numerous hurdles block Dutton’s nuclear pathway

Numerous hurdles block Dutton’s nuclear pathway

The CSIRO/AEMO GenCost report has said for years,including during the time of Coalition governments,that wind and solar are the cheapest form of new energy for Australia,even when considering additional integration costs such as energy storage and transmission. Nothing has changed.

Australian politicians join the unhappy queue behind Tesla investors

Australian politicians join the unhappy queue behind Tesla investors

The Musk fan club is being sorely tested,as the company ricochets between issues including slowing sales,increased competition and falling vehicle deliveries.

  • byElizabeth Knight
For as long as playing ball is optional,horrific violence will remain on social media

For as long as playing ball is optional,horrific violence will remain on social media

It feels like social media is deteriorating at rapid speed. But the horrific content we’ve seen this week is a symptom of a broader problem.

  • byAlice Dawkins
Take down order ‘unlawful and dangerous’:X rejects Australian law

Take down order ‘unlawful and dangerous’:X rejects Australian law

Social media giant X has rejected demands from Australia’s eSafety commissioner to take down distressing images of this week’s Sydney knife attacks.

  • byShane Wright
Musk’s X ignores Australia’s legal threats to take down ‘distressing’ stabbing content

Musk’s X ignores Australia’s legal threats to take down ‘distressing’ stabbing content

Political pressure on tech giants has grown throughout the week and leaders are fuming as misinformation and violent content continues to spread like “wildfire”.

  • byPaul Sakkal
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Government beginning to look impotent in its failure to rein in X
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Government beginning to look impotent in its failure to rein in X

The response of politicians to the growing repugnance to social media’s malign influence following the Sydney stabbings is big on rhetoric,but a large gap yawns between their words and actions.

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Tesla doubles down on Musk’s $87b pay package,dismissing court ruling

Tesla doubles down on Musk’s $87b pay package,dismissing court ruling

The electric carmaker will ask shareholders to vote again on massive compensation package for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk that was nixed by a Delaware court early this year.

  • byDana Hull andAnders Melin
Church stabbing,Bondi Junction highlight X’s failure to moderate
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Church stabbing,Bondi Junction highlight X’s failure to moderate

The misinformation and persistence of graphic videos can cause real harm to a huge audience.

  • byTim Biggs
Tesla to cut more than 14,000 jobs as troubles deepen

Tesla to cut more than 14,000 jobs as troubles deepen

CEO Elon Musk detailed the plans to lay off about 10 per cent of its global workforce in a memo sent to employees.

  • byVictoria Waldersee
Is logging off the new black?

Is logging off the new black?

Twenty years after Mark Zuckerberg and his mates started Facebook,tech watchers are beginning to ask:have we passed peak social media?

  • byDavid Swan