Australia Esafety commissioner believes he is allowed to censor the rest of the world. See Below

X REFUSES AUSTRALIAN PUSH FOR GLOBAL CENSORSHIPShow more

Following the knife attack on Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel in Sydney, the Australian eSafety Commissioner issued an order to social media platforms to take down content related to the attack.

While X complied with the request in Australia, the eSafety Commissioner expanded their order to take down the content globally.

X Global Government Affairs:

“X has now received a demand from the eSafety Commissioner that X globally withhold these posts or face a daily fine of $785,000 AUD (about $500,000 USD).

While X respects the right of a country to enforce its laws within its jurisdiction, the eSafety Commissioner does not have the authority to dictate what content X’s users can see globally. We will robustly challenge this unlawful and dangerous approach in court.

Global takedown orders go against the very principles of a free and open internet and threaten free speech everywhere.”

Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese found it extraordinary that X intends to challenge their global censorship demand.

“By and large, people responded appropriately to the calls by the eSafety Commissioner, but X chose not to. I find it extraordinary that X chose not to comply and are trying to argue their case.”

Sources: Reuters, @GlobalAffairs