Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel has provided an affidavit calling for the vision from his alleged church stabbing to remain online on X, in key material for the social media platform to fight its case against the Australian online safety regulator.The federal court has extended an injunction against X relating to the footage of an alleged stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, but lawyers for the social media platform will argue the bishop himself wishes for the vision to remain online.
An interim injunction against Elon Musk-owned platform X has been extended for a further two weeks until May 10. Picture: Emin Sansar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Sky News reporter Cameron Reddin at the federal court on Wednesday confirmed the company will submit the bishop’s written statement as part of its defence of free speech and anti-censorship.
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel has provided an affidavit to support X's case to have the content remain online. Picture: FacebookMr Hoyne reportedly told the court “it is not so much a question about power but how that power should be executed” when it comes to the ability for a government or an organization to direct social media platforms to take their content down.