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Tess Ikonomou

REVEALED: Switch it off social media on notice after attacks | Vintage Vibes

Social media companies are being threatened with legal action over graphic images and videos circulating online after the recent stabbing attacks in Sydney, as a minister implores the public to switch off.

The attack on Saturday that left six people dead and a knife assault on a bishop on Monday labelled terrorism by police, have inflamed social media and public discourse and led to calls for calm.

"Switch it off if you can. Switch it off," Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said on ABC News on Wednesday.

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