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Judge Geoffrey Kennett announced on Monday that he would not extend an interlocutory injunction he originally imposed in April ordering X to suppress all recordings of the Sydney terror attack. Mr Kennett did not provide reasons for the decision in the initial order released by the Federal Court of Australia. Both sides are scheduled to reappear in court Wednesday for a case management hearing ahead of further court appearances later this year.
X, formerly known as Twitter, has formed a platform for freedom of speech and expression. Musk said he condones and defends all speech within the law. His opposition to Australia's requests to remove disturbing content included saying the country's eSafety Commissioner was autocratic and had no authority to decide what X users could see around the world. It is.
The Commissioner had ordered all social media websites to remove videos of the April 15 attack at a Sydney church. However, X agreed to hide all content from Australian viewers, but made the material accessible to users overseas.
The incident sparked a bitter conflict between Mr. Musk and the Australian government, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Tech entrepreneurs accused Australia of trying to crack down on the internet and censor free speech, while Albanians criticized Mr. Musk as arrogant.
“He's an American billionaire who thinks he's above Australian law,” Mr Albanese said on April 23.
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