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Australia lifts ban on X showing church attack

Updated on: 14 May,2024 07:40 AM IST  |  Melbourne
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Australian Federal Court Justice Geoffrey Kennett said he would publish his reasons for imposing and lifting the order later.

Australia lifts ban on X showing church attack

A video grab of the knife attack in a church in Sydney. Pic/X

An Australian judge Monday lifted a ban on the social media platform X showing Australians a video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church. The temporary ban was put in place April 22, but the judge rejected the application from Australia’s eSafety Commission to extend the court order that would have expired on Monday.


Australian Federal Court Justice Geoffrey Kennett said he would publish his reasons for imposing and lifting the order later.  The decision was a win for the company rebranded by billionaire Elon Musk when he bought Twitter last year. 


X was alone among social media platforms in refusing to remove video of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel being stabbed.  Musk has argued that he is standing up for a freedom of speech principle. Australian lawmakers have accused him of arrogance and of lacking a sense of social responsibility.


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