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Dutton backs Musk on global policing of internet

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has backed Elon Musk's argument that Australia has no business policing the internet amid legal challenges and wranglings.

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Bishop backs stabbing video staying online

The Sydney bishop stabbed during a live-streamed church service wants the videos of his attack to remain online, and has warned against curbing free speech.

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Bishop will argue video of his Sydney church stabbing should not be removed from Elon Musk’s X, court hears

Australian federal police have told court there was ‘a real risk’ the video could be used to encourage people to commit terrorist attacks

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Warnings kids are exposed to 'extremist poison' online

As children spend more time online, the federal police boss warns they are being exposed to extremist content, fuelling calls for age verification systems.

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Bishop wants stabbing videos kept online, X tells court

Elon Musk's X has taken its fight against Australia's internet safety watchdog to court, arguing the online regulator cannot police what global users see.

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Elon Musk’s battle over the Sydney church stabbing video is not about freedom of speech. It’s to titillate his followers

The X owner was always going to turn the video removal request into a glib culture war fought with 4chan-style memes and late-night missives

The Guardian - AU

Elon Musk’s X v Australia’s online safety regulator: untangling the tweet takedown order

Musk calls eSafety chief a ‘censorship commissar’ while PM brands Musk an ‘arrogant billionaire’ over videos of alleged church stabbing. What is going on?

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‘Arrogant billionaire’: Australia, Musk in war of words over censorship

Elon Musk and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese clash over order to remove X posts on church stabbing.

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Australian prime minister labels Elon Musk ‘an arrogant billionaire who thinks he is above the law’

Anthony Albanese responds to X owner who criticised Australian authorities demanding videos of a Sydney church stabbing be removed

The Guardian - AU

Elon Musk hits back at Australian court order against X images of stabbing

The Tesla billionaire uses posts on his social media platform to attack Anthony Albanese and the eSafety commissioner

The Guardian - AU

Video takedown fight with Musk's X lands in court

The eSafety Commissioner says X could have done more than just shield Australian users from a violent video, leading a court to order a far wider block.

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Australian court orders Elon Musk’s X to hide Sydney church stabbing posts from users globally

Judge makes interim order after eSafety commissioner orders social media outlet to remove footage of Wakeley stabbing

The Guardian - AU

Elon Musk's X Fights Australian Watchdog Over Church Stabbing Posts

Elon Musk's X said Saturday it will fight an Australian watchdog's order to take down content related to the brutal stabbing of a priest during a live-streamed Sydney church service.

International Business Times

Elon Musk and X to fight Australian eSafety order to remove content relating to Sydney stabbing

Company says it complied with directive over posts about stabbing of Sydney bishop but will challenge ‘unlawful and dangerous approach’ in court

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Sydney church stabbing: social media pages ‘infamous’ for spreading misinformation taken down

Premier Chris Minns is alarmed at the ‘wildfire’ of rumour and graphic content online after Wakeley and Bondi stabbings

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eSafety commissioner orders X and Meta to remove violent videos following Sydney church stabbing

Julie Inman Grant issues notices compelling companies to remove offending material within 24 hours

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Trans man bullied further after X shares takedown notice over alleged hate speech

Watchdog said post was found to mock his gender identity and equated transgender identity with a psychiatric condition

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Elon Musk replies to post by far-right Austrian linked to Christchurch terrorist after X account restored

Founder of Identitarian Movement, Martin Sellner, preaches superiority of European ethnic groups and was banned from Twitter in 2020

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Social media companies on notice over extremist threats

Australia's eSafety Commissioner has put social media giants including YouTube, Meta, X and Telegram on notice over the online radicalisation threat.

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Australian eSafety commissioner puts tech companies on notice over reports terror-related content still being shared

Julie Inman Grant has asked companies including Google, Meta and Telegram to explain how they are taking action against violent and extremist material

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Search engine rules to ban AI-generated abuse images

New rules for search engines will ban child abuse and terrorist content in Australia but will also seek to prevent abuse images being created by AI tools.

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'Horrifying' explicit AI deepfakes targeting children

The rapid development of generative AI is making online abuse easier for predators targeting children to create explicit deepfake videos and images.

The Guardian - AU

Tech firms say new Australian standards will make it harder for AI to protect online safety

The standards target generative AI’s misuse potential but Microsoft says its ability to flag problematic material could be hurt too

The Guardian - AU

Apple warns Australian proposal to force tech companies to scan cloud services could lead to mass surveillance

Scanning for known child abuse material would compromise the privacy and safety of every user, tech giant says

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'Degrading AI content' changing face of cyberbullying

Nearly 50 cyberbullying incidents a week are being reported to the eSafety Commissioner amid the rise in generative AI.

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