{"id":2228203,"date":"2024-04-23T14:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T18:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australian-prime-minister-criticizes-bloke-elon-musk-for-combating-censorship\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T14:19:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T18:19:17","slug":"australian-prime-minister-criticizes-bloke-elon-musk-for-combating-censorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australian-prime-minister-criticizes-bloke-elon-musk-for-combating-censorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian PM slams Elon Musk for fighting censorship"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faustralian-prime-minister-criticizes-bloke-elon-musk-for-combating-censorship%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2228203&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Australian PM Anthony Albanese has \u2064criticized\u2063 Elon Musk for defying a court order concerning \u200ca \u200bviolent video \u200don \u200dX. The PM accuses\u2063 Musk of prioritizing ego over common\u200d sense and going against\u200c Australian law. Musk responded by asserting that global\u200c platforms like X comply with laws but don\u2019t adhere to individual country regulations globally. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese denounced Elon Musk \u2062for disobeying a court order regarding\u200c a violent video\u200d on X. Albanese accused Musk of ego-driven behavior, opposing common sense and Australian law. In response, Musk \u2062defended global platforms like X, stating they follow\u2062 laws but not specific country regulations worldwide.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Australian<\/a> Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spoken out against billionaire and X owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Elon Musk<\/a>, specifically as he fights a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>court<\/a> order from the country.<\/p>\n<p>The order relates to videos shared on X showing <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/australia-x-stabbing-church-esafety-commission-d19fa3736cc348043f0979945dd0dea3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel getting attacked<\/a> by a person with a knife, with an Australian judge ruling on Monday that X must block all users from viewing the video. Albanese said in an interview that by fighting the court\u2019s order, Musk is \u201cfighting for the right to sow divisions and to show violent videos which are very distressing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut this bloke thinks he\u2019s above the Australian law, that he\u2019s above common decency, and I\u2019ll tell you what \u2014 I say to Elon Musk that he is so out of touch with what the Australian public want,\u201d Albanese said. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese slams Elon Musk for refusing to comply with censorship demands to remove posts about the stabbing of a bishop in Sydney: <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a bloke who\u2019s chosen ego and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-swalwell-attempts-to-act-intimidating-after-being-booted-from-intel-committee\/\" title=\"Eric Swalwell Attempts to Act Intimidating After Being Booted From Intel Committee\">showing violence<\/a> over common sense\u2026other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-poll-watcher-it-expert-non-trump-supporter-affidavit-sudden-surge-of-20000-mail-in-votes-for-biden-in-early-hours-on-nov\/\" title=\"GA Poll Watcher, IT Expert, Non-Trump Supporter Affidavit: Sudden Surge of 20,000 Mail-In-Votes For Biden In Early Hours On Nov\">social media companies<\/a> have\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hAAXQA85dC\">pic.twitter.com\/hAAXQA85dC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1782794788233961824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Musk has since responded to Albanese\u2019s comments in a post on X, saying that no president, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a>, or judge has complete authority over the world. He added that while X adheres to the laws of countries, it does not obey a specific country\u2019s law on a global scale.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Well, no president, prime minister or judge has authority over all of Earth!<\/p>\n<p>This platform adheres to the laws of countries in those countries, but it would be improper to extend one country\u2019s rulings to other countries.<\/p>\n<p>If he want to censor things in other countries, he should\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1782624793142964373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Musk added that he was concerned about countries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/censorship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>censoring<\/a> content around the world, \u201cwhich is what the Australian \u2018eSafety Commissar\u2019 is demanding.\u201d He also clarified the video of the attack has already been censored in Australia pending a legal appeal and that the video is stored in servers in the United States.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Our concern is that if ANY country is allowed to censor content for ALL countries, which is what the Australian \u201ceSafety Commissar\u201d is demanding, then what is to stop any country from controlling the entire Internet?<\/p>\n<p>We have already censored the content in question for\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aca9E4uAB7\">https:\/\/t.co\/aca9E4uAB7<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1782550334155420074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The tech mogul then boasted about X\u2019s growth in popularity in the country, with the platform\u2019s app ahead of other news apps in downloads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Australian people want the truth,\u201d Musk posted. \u201cX is the only one standing up for their rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The stabbing of the bishop occurred on April 15, with a 16-year-old boy charged with terrorism offenses. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/church-stabbing-sydney-australian-assyrian-orthodox-d0930e270b8059b3a1d9d3cba7e1d407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The attack has been declared a terrorist act<\/a> due to the teenager\u2019s suspected religious motivation, as well as how he allegedly traveled up to 90 minutes from his home to the church.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted the Australian government for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian PM Anthony Albanese criticizes billionaire Elon Musk for defying a court order in Australia related to a video showing an attack on Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel. 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