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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

The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - AU

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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

The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

'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.

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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

AAP

'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.

AAP

X slammed for creating 'perfect storm' of online hate

Social media website X has been slammed by the eSafety Commissioner for breeding online hate since being acquired by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.

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The Guardian - AU

More than 1,000 ‘distressing’ social media posts removed at Australian government’s request during Gaza war

Figures show rise in incidents of online extremism and violent content, partly fuelled by Israel-Gaza conflict

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s eSafety commissioner sues X over lack of transparency

Commission accuses social media platform of failing to provide information about how it is tackling online child sexual exploitation material

The Guardian - AU

Proton Mail founder vows to fight Australia’s eSafety regulator in court rather than spy on users

Andy Yen says draft safety standards ‘would force online services … to access, collect and read users’ private conversations’

The Guardian - AU

Australia releases new online safety standards to tackle terror and child sexual abuse content

The e-safety regulator says standards will not compromise end-to-end encryption in move that could prevent fight with Apple over iMessage

AAP

New standards to tackle online child abuse content

Draft standards for the tech industry will force companies to crack down on child abuse material being shared on sites and be more proactive in prevention.

The Guardian - AU

Sextortion in spotlight as AFP and Meta urge young Australians to report scams

eSafety commissioner says there has been a 117% increase in cases of image-based abuse in a year

The Guardian - AU

Defamation in the internet age: could a $400,000 Australian court ruling silence the notorious online forum Kiwi Farms?

An Australian company that helped the website remain accessible has been ordered to pay damages – but the legal arguments remain unsettled

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