The eSafety Commissioner has criticised an "illusory" claim by Elon Musk's X that the social media platform's refusal to take down clips of a Sydney bishop being violently stabbed was in the name of free speech.
The internet watchdog has sued X Corporation in the Federal Court after clips of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel being attacked during a live-streamed sermon on April 15 remained on the platform for Australian users to see.
The attack led to violent riots outside the Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley and a 16-year-old boy being charged with a terrorism offence.