Australian court lifts order blocking X on church stabbing video
An Australian court on Monday refused to extend a temporary order for Elon Musk-owned X to block videos of the stabbing of an Assyrian church bishop.
SYDNEY, Australia — An Australian court on Monday rejected a bid by the country’s cyber safety regulator to extend a temporary order for Elon Musk-owned X to block videos of the stabbing of an Assyrian church bishop, which authorities had called a terrorist attack.
Federal Court judge Geoffrey Kennett said the application to extend the injunction granted last month had been refused. The reasons for the judgment will be released later, the judge said during a brief hearing.
The matter has been listed for a hearing on Wednesday.
The legal tussle has sparked heated exchanges between Musk and senior Australian officials including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who called Musk “an arrogant billionaire” for his objections to taking down the video. Musk has posted memes criticizing the regulatory order, describing it as censorship.
Other platforms, such as Meta, took down the content quickly when asked.
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