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

The social media giant X has rebuffed demands from the nation’s eSafety commissioner to pull down “distressing” content from Sydney’s stabbing attacks, saying they do not breach its own rules on violent content while rejecting the reach of Australian law on its activities.

Outside Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley on Tuesday, the morning after Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed.The eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, last week used her powers to demand X and Meta take down distressing footage of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel being attacked during a live-streamed service.

“eSafety is aware social media users continue to upload and reshare distressing content and appreciate it is challenging for platforms to manage this,” it said. “These posts did not violate X’s rules on violent speech. X believes that eSafety’s order was not within the scope of Australian law and we complied with the directive pending a legal challenge.X said there was a public conversation happening across the platform and all of Australia.

Musk told his 181 million followers that “the Australian censorship commissar” was demanding global content bans. Many followers replied to his post, claiming Australia was in the grips of a “communist” government opposed to free speech.

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