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Elon Musk’s X defeats Australia’s global takedown order of stabbing video

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Australia drops censorship fight threatening Musk’s X with $500K daily fine.

Technology @lemmy.world Elon Musk’s X defeats Australia’s global takedown order of stabbing video

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How is a stabbing video anything about freedom of speech? I often support Electronic Frontier Foundation but this makes no sense.

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- Th issue was them wanting a global takedown, with the argument being that it could incite further violence and inspire instability
  
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  I kinda see the point of removing it globally.. It's a video that shows a stabbing. Why would you want that to circulate?
  
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- If freedom of speech only applies to "acceptable" speech, then it isn't really freedom of speech.
  
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  So freedom of speech doesn't exist anywhere? Literally every place has some restrictions.
  
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  It never was. It's freedom of speech without having to fear governmental penalties, broadly speaking. Several categories like incitement, false advertising and CSAM should not be acceptable "speech".
  
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The ego of an Australian regulator that thought they could tell an American company what they could or could not distribute to non-Australians must be huge. (To clarify, twitter had blocked the video for Australians)

I know the US has a reputation for thinking it's laws apply everywhere but this is on a whole new level

"option likely to achieve the most positive outcome for the online safety of all Australians, especially children."

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A broken clock is still right twice a day.

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