Sydney: The Federal Court of Australia has ordered ‘X’ to withdraw from social media the posts containing video footage of the teenager who tried to stab the bishop in a Sydney church. The court in Australia also issued an interim order after the E-Safety Commissioner requested the removal of footage of attacks that create fear and insecurity in the community. The court observed that the continued circulation of such violent posts would cause irreparable harm.
Last Monday, the live picture of the stabbing of Bishop Marri Emmanuel from the Assyrian Orthodox Church in the church was widely circulated in ‘Fograd’.
The e-Safety Commissioner warned X and Meta (the parent company of Facebook and Instagram) to remove content containing offensive footage from social media within 24 hours or face a fine. But X has taken the view that these roles cannot be withdrawn at a global level. X’s representatives had also indicated that they are ready to fight legally with the e-Safety Commissioner on this matter. After this
The e-Safety Commissioner approached the court on Monday seeking an immediate ban.
Posts containing the attack video were only blocked in Australia. But e-Safety’s lawyer, Christopher Tran, told Judge Geoffrey Kennett at Monday’s hearing that such posts are still circulating around the world. Christopher Trance also argued that this meant that X was not complying with the Online Safety Act.
The e-Safety Commissioner asked the court to order X action to prevent the posts from being seen and shared globally.
At the same time, representative X said that the case should be postponed. He said that he had not received any instructions from the parties in this regard because it was early in the morning at X’s headquarters in San Francisco.
Judge Geoffrey Kennett said it would be better to grant an interim order pending the next hearing. Then the posts were banned globally. The interim order will be in effect until 5pm Sydney time on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described X’s decision to challenge the eSafety Commissioner’s order as “extraordinary”. Albanese criticized the airing of the violent video and said the images had added to the pain of many people.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton also expressed his support for eSafety’s work and accused X of showing an attitude that he was above the laws of the land.
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2024-04-22 16:29:06
