Elon Musk’s X a ‘factory for trolls and misinformation’, assistant treasurer says amid content removal clash

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Stephen Jones’ comments come as Australian government vows to fight legal challenges from platform over content removal orders

The assistant treasurer, Stephen Jones, has described Elon Musk’s X as a “factory for trolls and misinformation” as the Australian government has vowed to fight any legal challenges brought by the company over removal orders related to the video of a stabbing at a Sydney church last week.

X, along with Meta, were ordered by the eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, on Tuesday last week to remove material deemed to depict “gratuitous or offensive violence with a high degree of impact or detail” within 24 hours or potentially face fines.

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