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eSafety drops case against Musk’s X over bishop stabbing video

Tess Bennett
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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has defended her decision to challenge Elon Musk’s X Corp in court after abandoning legal action over the billionaire’s refusal to take down footage of a stabbing at a Sydney church.

Ms Inman Grant said she had made a “strategic decision” to end the Federal Court proceedings, which sought penalties and a permanent injunction to force X to remove footage of bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel being attacked.

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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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