Elon Musk and X to fight Australian eSafety order to remove content relating to Sydney stabbing
by Nino Bucci from World news | The Guardian on (#6M78V)
Company says it complied with directive over posts about stabbing of Sydney bishop but will challenge unlawful and dangerous approach' in court
Elon Musk and his social media company X have accused Australia's eSafety commissioner of censorship and say they will challenge in court an order to remove content on the site relating to Monday's Sydney church stabbing.
On Tuesday the eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, said that X and Meta were issued with a notice to remove material within 24 hours that depicted gratuitous or offensive violence with a high degree of impact or detail", with the companies facing potential fines if they failed to comply.
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