“The recent attacks in Australia are a horrific attack on free society. “Our deepest condolences go out to those affected and we support the Australian people in calling for those responsible to be brought to justice,” he stated.

“Following these developments, the Australian eSafety Commissioner ordered X to remove certain posts in Australia that publicly commented on the recent attack on a Christian bishop.

“These posts did not violate X’s rules on violent speech. X believes the eSafety order was not within the scope of Australian law and we complied with the directive pending a legal challenge.

“This was a tragic event and we do not allow people to praise it or call for more violence.”

X said there was a public conversation across the platform and across Australia.

“While

“We will vigorously reject this illegal and dangerous approach in court. “Global takedown orders go against the very principles of a free and open Internet and threaten freedom of expression everywhere.”

Musk told his 181 million followers that “the Australian censorship commissioner” was demanding global content bans. Many followers responded to his post, claiming that Australia was in the hands of a “communist” government opposed to freedom of expression.

But Minns, speaking on Saturday afternoon, said X’s response was not surprising given his past actions and the way he had dealt with the events of recent days.

“(Ha) I ignore the information they pump into our communities, lies and rumors spread like wildfire and then when things go wrong they throw their hands in the air to say they are not prepared to do anything about it” , said. saying.

Charging

The prime minister said federal sanctions against social media companies should be strengthened given their actions.

“It’s hard enough to calm a community at 2pm on a Friday. Doing it at one or two in the morning, when there are rumors of forest fires, is practically impossible,” he stated.

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