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# Tweets of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/tweets-of-the-day-4/
- Published: 2024-04-20T18:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-21T02:12:22.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: AUS Politics, Free Speech, Media, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-06-28 02:24

> X believes that eSafety’s order was not within the scope of Australian law and we complied with the directive pending a legal challenge.   
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> X has now received a demand from the eSafety Commissioner that X globally withhold these posts or face a daily fine of $785,000 AUD (about $500,000 USD).   
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> This was a tragic event and we do not allow people to praise it or call for further violence. There is a public conversation happening about the event, on X and across Australia, as is often the case when events of major public concern occur.   
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> While X respects the right of a country to enforce its laws within its jurisdiction, the eSafety Commissioner does not have the authority to dictate what content X’s users can see globally. We will robustly challenge this unlawful and dangerous approach in court.   
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> Global takedown orders go against the very principles of a free and open internet and threaten free speech everywhere.

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