Australian eSafety Commissioner Drops Lawsuit Against X Over Stabbing Video

X celebrates a legal win as the Australian watchdog shifts focus to a separate case involving the platform's content policies.

The lawsuit was initially filed to enforce the global removal of a video showing a violent attack on a Christian bishop in Sydney.
X, previously known as Twitter, refused to globally censor the video, citing free speech principles.
The eSafety Commissioner faced online threats and doxxing following Elon Musk's comments on the matter.
Other platforms like Meta and TikTok complied with the removal request, unlike X which only geoblocked the video in Australia.
X has filed a separate lawsuit seeking clarity on the classification of the video as 'extreme violence material.'