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Elon Musk Sparks Drama in Australia: The Feud with Prime Minister Albanese

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๐Ÿš€ Elon Musk clashes with Australian PM over online censorship!

The tension between Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and tech mogul Elon Musk reached new heights as a war of words erupted over online censorship. Albanese called Musk an 'arrogant billionaire' amid a dispute over the removal of a stabbing video on X. Musk, known for his bold statements, retaliated by labeling the eSafety chief as a 'censorship commissar.' The clash highlights the power struggle between global tech giants and national regulatory authorities.

The feud escalated further when the Australian court granted an injunction against X, ordering the removal of the controversial videos pending a full hearing. Musk, infamous for his outspoken nature, mocked Albanese on social media, questioning the Australian eSafety Commissioner's authority in the matter. The clash underscores the complexities of cross-border content regulation and the challenges faced by governments in controlling online platforms.

Despite the legal battles and public spats, Musk remains a polarizing figure, with supporters praising his innovative vision and detractors criticizing his confrontational style. The clash between Musk and Albanese reflects a broader debate on the balance between freedom of expression and responsible content moderation in the digital age. As the saga unfolds, the world watches with bated breath to see how the conflict between the 'arrogant billionaire' and the Australian government plays out.

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Australia puts 'arrogant billionaire' Elon Musk on notice (ACS)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sparked a war of words with serial entrepreneur and firebrand Elon Musk, calling the world's richest man โ€œan arrogant ...

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Australian PM calls Elon Musk an 'arrogant billionaire' in row over ... (BBC News)

Anthony Albanese's comments come amid a feud over X's reluctance to remove footage of a stabbing.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese slams 'egotist' Elon Musk for ... (9News)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has fired back at billionaire Elon Musk, labelling the X boss arrogant for ...

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Australian prime minister labels Elon Musk 'an arrogant billionaire ... (The Guardian)

Anthony Albanese responds to X owner who criticised Australian authorities demanding videos of a Sydney church stabbing be removed.

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Elon Musk's X v Australia's online safety regulator: untangling the ... (The Guardian)

Musk calls eSafety chief a 'censorship commissar' while PM brands Musk an 'arrogant billionaire' over videos of alleged church stabbing. What is going on?

Elon Musk Mocks Albo After ESafety Wins Court Injunction Against X (B&T)

X Corp has been ordered to take down videos of an alleged Sydney stabbing incident until a full court hearing can take place tomorrow.

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Elon Musk loses Australia court hearing over Sydney knife attack posts (Business Standard)

In a hearing Monday night in Sydney, the Federal Court of Australia ordered X must hide all recordings of a terrorist attack at a church in the city on ...

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Elon Musk โ€“ Dead at 52 โ€“ Says There Is No Need for Misinformation ... (The Shovel)

The Tesla and X owner, who is believed to have died from a heroin overdose while watching animal porn, said he would fight any attempts to stop the spread of ...

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Live updates: Elon Musk chides Anthony Albanese over 'censorship' (The Australian Financial Review)

Billionaire Elon Musk has taken to X to question why the Australian eSafety Commissioner should have the authority to force his social media platform to ...

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Elon Musk vs Australia: global content take-down orders can harm ... (The Conversation AU)

Using Australian laws to force a foreign-owned platform to take down content globally sets a risky precedent โ€“ should we allow all countries to impose their ...

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Elon Musk mocks esafety commissioner's takedown orders (The Mandarin)

The esafety commissioner said the takedown order applied to video of the stabbing of bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, not commentary.

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Elon Musk and Anthony Albanese's church attack spat isn't about ... (ABC News)

There has been no shortage of criticism from across the political aisle levelled at tech billionaire Elon Musk for refusing to take down graphic footage in ...

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'Arrogant Billionaire': Elon Musk Feuds With Australian PM Over ... (TIME)

Australia's Prime Minister called Elon Musk, owner of X and self-styled free-speech champion, an โ€œarrogant billionaire.โ€

Elon Musk vows to fight Australian injunction to hide church attack ... (Financial Times)

Billionaire accuses Canberra of censorship over calls to remove footage of Sydney stabbing incident.

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Elon Musk's battle over the Sydney church stabbing video is not ... (The Guardian)

The X owner was always going to turn the video removal request into a glib culture war fought with 4chan-style memes and late-night missives.

Australia's prime minister calls Elon Musk an 'arrogant billionaire' (The Washington Post)

Australia's Anthony Albanese lashed out at the Tesla chief in a dispute about whether videos from a Sydney church stabbing should be shown on X.

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What Tesla CEO (Elon Musk Or Otherwise) Should Be Doing ... (CleanTechnica)

The following is a reader comment under my article published earlier today. It's such a superb list of what the CEO of Tesla should be doing that I had to ...

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Elon Musk to test takedown power of Australia's internet cop (9News)

The Tesla and SpaceX founder has stridently defended his social media platform X after it was accused of failing to remove footage of an alleged Sydney terror ...

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Elon Musk Criticizes Australia for Ordering Removal of Stabbing Video (The Wall Street Journal)

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has also weighed in, arguing that Musk is fighting for the right to show violent videos on his platform. โ€œThis guy is ...

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Live updates: ASX trims gains as inflation data shows slowing ... (ABC News)

Also today, Elon Musk has been spared a hit to his fortune after the earnings data of his company Tesla was revealed. Shares jumped despite the announcement of ...

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Elon Musk calls Jacqui Lambie the โ€œenemy of the people of Australia ... (The Australian Financial Review)

X owner Elon Musk has continued his attacks on Australian politicians ahead of a Federal Court hearing on Wednesday about violent content on the platform.

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Big victim or big mouth? Time for Australia to put Elon Musk in his ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

At its heart, this case is about Australian sovereignty over a company that has a deep aversion to government authority.

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Elon Musk's X was asked to remove 65 tweets with video of Sydney ... (The Guardian)

Exclusive: Australian federal police told court there was 'a real risk' the video could be used to encourage people to commit terrorist attacks.

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