/ 24 April 2024

Musk takes aim at the PM

FILE - In this March 14, 2019, file photo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks before unveiling the Model Y at the company's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. In the runup to Tesla Inc.’s 2016 acquisition of SolarCity, Elon Musk called the combination a “no brainer,” a one-stop shop for electric cars and the solar panels to recharge them. On Monday, July 12, 2021, the Tesla CEO will have to defend the $2.5 billion deal under oath in a shareholder lawsuit alleging conflicts of interest. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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Billionaire Elon Musk hasn’t made many friends in Oz this week, with the war of words continuing between him and political leaders over graphic content on X (aka Twitter). On Monday night, Australia’s eSafety Commission won an emergency interim injunction in the Federal Court to remove videos of last week’s terror attack at the Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Sydney. That’s due to expire at 5pm today, and X will give its response. Musk has already accused PM Albanese of “censorship” saying, “if ANY country is allowed to censor content for ALL countries, which is what the Australian ‘eSafety Commissar’ is demanding, then what is to stop any country from controlling the entire internet”. Albanese disagrees – he said he won’t cop any flak from Musk. And today, all eyes will be on Oz’s federal police chief and our head spy speaking about the role of tech giants in fighting crime and disinformation online.

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