The federal government’s eSafety commissioner won an emergency injunction in the Federal Court late Monday to force Elon Musk’s X to remove videos of last week’s Sydney terrorist attack after the billionaire mocked earlier take-down demands.
The injunction requires X to block the video globally, but it captures only specific posts identified by the agency in its case, and new uploads of the videos, or those on other sites, would not be covered by the ruling.
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Tess Bennett is a technology reporter with The Australian Financial Review, based in the Brisbane newsroom. She was previously the work & careers reporter. Connect with Tess on Twitter. Email Tess at tess.bennett@afr.com
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Nick Bonyhady is a technology writer for the Australian Financial Review, based in Sydney. He is a former technology editor, industrial relations and politics reporter at the Sydney Morning Herald and Age. Connect with Nick on Twitter. Email Nick at nick.bonyhady@afr.com