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

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

Elon Musk’s social media platform X is still allowing users to upload and share distressing content from Sydney’s stabbing attacks days after the platform was ordered to take it down and despite the eSafety commissioner’s threats of fines and legal action.

Albanese said his government was “prepared to take whatever action is necessary to haul these companies into line”.“But the social media companies that make a lot of money out of their business have a social responsibility,” he said at a press conference in Melbourne on Friday. In a statement, the office said: “eSafety is disappointed that the process has been unnecessarily prolonged, rather than prioritising the safety of Australians and the Australian community.

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