Elon Musk accuses Australia’s ABC of embracing censorship after it shut down Twitter/X accounts

Platform owner appears to be reacting to public broadcaster's focus on rivals YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok

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Elon Musk has accused the ABC of embracing censorship after Australia's public broadcaster drastically reduced its presence on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

Well of course they prefer censorship-friendly social media," Musk posted on X in reply to an ABC news report about the move. The Australian public does not."