Australia’s Internet Regulator Drops Case Against X Over Stabbing Video

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has announced she is withdrawing Federal Court action against Elon Musk’s X Corp over the platform’s carrying footage of the stabbing of a religious leader in a Sydney church in April.

In what she called a “consolidation” of the cases brought against the social media platform, she will now rely on another case also underway—this time in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal—for a final ruling on the matter.

eSafety wanted X Corp to take down, across the entire platform, about 60 instances of footage of the alleged attack on Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel at the Wakely church on April 15.

X complied by geo-blocking all posts on the stabbing within Australia, despite disagreeing with the ban.

However, it refused to remove the graphic videos internationally, leading the Commissioner to seek a ruling.

The Court then granted an interim injunction barring X from allowing anyone, anywhere, access to the video, but the company refused to comply.

But then, on May 13, in a major setback to eSafety’s case the Court ruled that its jurisdiction could not extend beyond Australia’s borders.

The Commissioner had, until today, continued the case, hoping to convince the court to fine the company for refusing to obey the interim injunction.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/australias-internet-regulator-drops-case-against-x-over-stabbing-video-5662884

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