The person in the chair CEO of both SpaceX and Tesla and also the owner of X, which is the previous name of Twitter, has been in dismay and criticism after violent content was found on his platform. For Musk to disobey a regulator’s instruction to remove filming of a priest getting stabbed in Sydney was the controversial part of the whole incident.
The Australian Senator, Jacqui Lambie, stated that leaving such violent posts online could make it easier for Australians to get inspired to join terrorist groups via their seeking a reason to travel or to do terrorist acts on grounds of their patriotism. Lambie opposed Musk’s governance, stating that he should restore decent content and take responsibility.
But as an unusual turn to the situation, Musk successfully transgressed the court order and even proposed imprisoning the Lambie. The speaker, meanwhile, mocked Australia’s gun laws, implying they were contrived to disable citizens’ resistance against an “authoritarian government.”
The struggle between Musk and the Australian officials increased, including the prime minister and the e-Safety Commissioner. Among the accusations of censorship and irresponsibility on social media, there were also claims about user’s exposure to harmful content online. At the same time, X, which was also ordered to disable the content for a short period in Australia, the content could be seen in Australia as of Wednesday
The Federal Court, however, issued the interim order against the takedown of the video until another hearing on May 10. The fight between Musk and the Australian authorities remained unresolved.
