Elon Musk’s victory in court over posts of the Wakeley church stabbing video was a setback in the push to regulate X Corp.
Musk has helped turn a pugnacious libertarian into one of the new faces of the modern right,and brought kudos to others keen on his technology. For a price.
Australia’s government and regulators have plenty of allies in their attempts to rein in the behaviour of platform owners – but it’s just not that easy.
X Corp’s legal team argues that footage of a Sydney priest being stabbed does not meet the legal threshold for it to be forcibly removed.
Elon Musk’s company has launched a case in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to test the merits of the eSafety Commissioner’s order to remove church stabbing videos.
Wearing an eye patch,Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel delivers his sermon and sends words of comfort to his alleged attacker.
The alleged stabbing of a Sydney bishop by a teenager has reignited Australian alarm at the realities of online harm,reopening a debate about how to protect children.
What Elon Musk is doing is rogue even in an industry of rogues. He needs to be strapped in,or it will be maximum drama and maximum Musk.
Social inequality keeps growing,bombs keep landing,and our planet keeps burning. Yet,our leaders can find common ground only about a social media platform that’s close to its putrid end.
The argument about the violent terror attack video is urgent and important. But what if the greater danger is slow and insidious?
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel has uploaded an 11-minute statement to YouTube saying he is not opposed to the video of his stabbing remaining on social media.