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Jack Gramenz

Aussie internet cop can't police the global web: judge

Extending an injunction on X would likely be ignored or disparaged in other countries, a judge said. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's relationships with other countries could be damaged if the eSafety Commissioner was able to order the removal of content on social media platforms all around the world, a judge has said.

An order that effectively required the Elon Musk-owned X to block all users' access to videos of a bishop being stabbed during a live-streamed sermon was unreasonable, Justice Geoffrey Kennett ruled as he refused to extend a Federal Court injunction.

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