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Interesting, we speculated like crazy the moment they reported the fire at the courtroom in NY, imagine this site stepping in and deleting our posts because it's 'harmful', and the news isn't confirmed. Yet every source I looked at had something different for an hour. What is the real reasons for censoring that church stabbing?

I just got up so I don't know if shitgibbon tried to use that guy for himself.

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Anthony Albanese and Elon Musk feud over X's bid to show graphic stabbing footage, as conservative senator shares footage

"Meta more Aussie hassle -- eSafety commissioner orders X and Meta to remove violent videos following Sydney church stabbing
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By political reporter Jake Evans
Posted 16h ago, updated 9h ago


Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Elon Musk's comments expose him as an "out of touch" billionaire.
(ABC News: Nick Haggarty)

* In short: Anthony Albanese and Elon Musk are feuding over the billionaire's fight for X to be able to display violent content.

* Following a temporary order to remove graphic videos of the Wakeley church stabbing, a federal senator has reposted the clip.

* What's next? X has vowed to continue fighting the eSafety commissioner's order.

A federal senator has shared the unedited violent footage of the Wakeley church stabbing attack as a feud continues over X's bid to be able to host it on its site.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday morning hit back at "arrogant" billionaire Elon Musk after he made comments goading Mr Albanese on his social media platform X.

Mr Musk is feuding with Australia's eSafety commissioner over an order to remove graphic footage of last week's Sydney church stabbing, and on Monday night faced a defeat in court when it ruled X must temporarily pull the posts from its site .. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-22/esafety-commissioner-seeks-injunction-against-x/103755874 ..until the next hearing date.

Overnight Mr Musk twice posted comments mocking Australia's prime minister, suggesting X's refusal to remove the violent videos left it alone among social media platforms as a defender of free speech.

"I’d like to take a moment to thank the PM for informing the public that this platform is the only truthful one," Mr Musk wrote.

Don’t take my word for it, just ask the Australian PM! pic.twitter.com/ZJBKrstStQ

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 22, 2024

Mr Albanese retorted that Mr Musk's comments only exposed his arrogance.

"This guy is saying more about himself than anything else, he's putting his ego and putting his billionaire's dollars towards taking a court case for the right to put more violent content on what will sow social division and cause distress," Mr Albanese told Channel Nine.

"The other social media operators accepted the decision of the eSafety commissioner.

"It just shows his arrogance really, if he doesn't see that this is essentially a common sense position by the eSafety commissioner."

Federal senator shares violent video on social media

Since the court decision, federal senator Ralph Babet, elected under the banner of Clive Palmer's United Australia Party, has posted a clip on X and Facebook of bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel being stabbed in open defiance of the federal government's efforts to wipe the footage from the internet.

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"This opinion piece contains the video that the Australian Government has gone to the Federal court to have removed. I WILL NOT REMOVE IT. Without free speech our nation will fall. The Liberal party, The Labor party and the eSafety commissioner are a threat to democracy," Senator Babet wrote on a post containing the video.

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said Senator Babet's behaviour was "appalling" and he should explain "why he's sharing harmful content".

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young agreed.

"It shows a total lack of respect for the victims, a total lack of respect for our law enforcement, our emergency people," Senator Hanson-Young said.

"The parliament will have to respond … and I wouldn't be surprised if we don't see a censure. But frankly he's an attention seeking git."

The feud erupted after videos were posted online of the attack at Wakeley, NSW, which the eSafety commissioner last week ordered social media companies to pull from their sites.

X has vowed to continue fighting the eSafety commissioner's order, after claiming the commissioner had threatened the company with daily fines of $785,000 if it did not remove the videos.

What can the government do about X's refusal to take down violent videos?
Amid the rise of misinformation, disinformation and a reported increase in violent
extremism online, can the government control what Australians see online?
Read more > https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-23/what-can-the-government-do-about-x/103752600

Its initial move to restrict visibility of the content to people in Australia was deemed insufficient by the commissioner, because people could still access it from Australia using a Virtual Private Network, which can mask a person's actual location.

Following the social media response to the Wakeley church stabbing and the murder of six people in the stabbing attack at Bondi Junction Westfield, the government has renewed its focus on reintroducing laws that would toughen standards for social media companies.

Mr Albanese said the parliament was united on the issue.

"This is not a partisan issue and I thank the opposition and crossbench, everyone is just strong on this," Mr Albanese said.

"This isn't about censorship. It's about common sense and common decency. And Elon Musk should show some."

Speaking on ABC Radio National, Senator Jacqui Lambie offered a frank assessment.

"He's an absolute friggin' disgrace, and there's nothing else to say about Elon Musk."

Meta details its response

Meta, the corporate owner of Facebook and Instagram, meanwhile
detailed a very different response to the stabbing attacks than that of X.

Meta was initially given a take-down notice by the eSafety commissioner, who deemed it also was not taking adequate steps to protect Australians from violent material.

In a blog post, Meta said within an hour of each of the attacks, it had assembled an emergency response team to identify and respond to any content that was posted and communicated with authorities, including police and the eSafety commissioner.

The attacks were designated by Meta as "multiple victim violence" and "terrorism", allowing the company to remove perpetrator accounts and any glorification of the attackers or attacks.

Meta staff also fact-checked posts that wrongly identified the Bondi attacker — which, once rated, were used to reduce distribution of those same claims made by others — and added a label to those posts.

Meta said when it received the removal notice from the eSafety commissioner, the company "quickly responded" to confirm it was already pulling posts subject to the notice.

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41 states warn Meta to deal with increase in hacked accounts

"Meta more Aussie hassle -- eSafety commissioner orders X and Meta
to remove violent videos following Sydney church stabbing
"Google must face video ad company's antitrust lawsuit, judge rules"

New York attorney general's office said there has been a 1,000 percent increase
in hacking complaints in Meta platforms, including Facebook and Instagram

By Molly Burke
March 6, 2024


New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general on Wednesday in calling on Meta to take
action against account takeover scams. Social media users have reported an increase in hacked accounts on platforms
that include Facebook and Instagram. Will Waldron/Times Union

ALBANY — Attorney General Letitia James and 40 other attorneys general sent a letter this week to Meta Platforms Inc., which owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp, urging the company to reexamine its security measures after a recent increase in account takeovers.

The takeovers — which involve a scammer hacking someone’s social media account and changing the password — have been increasingly reported nationwide, with the New York attorney general’s office receiving 128 reports in January from individuals who had someone gain control of their private account.

Other states also have received similar reports as social media users have “struggled to receive help from Meta,” according to the New York attorney general's office. Between 2019 and 2023, the reports increased by 1,000 percent. Internet-related consumer complaints were the fifth-most common category of reports .. https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/price-gouging-lost-rental-deposits-top-ny-18703222.php .. made to the attorney general's office in 2023.

Having your social media account taken over by a scammer can feel like having someone sneak into your home and change all of the locks,” James said in a statement.

Scammers are able to steal a user’s personal information once they control their account, including viewing any private messages. The scam often involves a perpetrator posing as the original account owner to post messages publicly or communicate with their contacts through a social media platform, giving the hackers access to additional potential targets.

The scams are not new to the social media scene, but there has been a “dramatic increase” in frequency, according to the attorney general's office.

The office noted that social media platforms allow many users to keep in touch with family and friends, and they called on Meta to take action in reviewing their data security practices.

“To have Meta fail to properly protect users from scammers trying to hijack accounts and lock rightful owners out is unacceptable,” James said in a statement. “I thank my fellow attorneys general for joining me to call on Meta to take commonsense user protection measures and dedicate more of their resources to respond to this threat.”

The letter recommended that Meta increase staffing to respond to users’ complaints of account takeovers and invest in mitigation tactics against the scam. The attorneys general also called on the social media company to adopt new procedures for users to protect their accounts from hackers.

The letter also urges Meta to take enforcement actions against scammers and to respond to the issue “more seriously.”

“Scammers use every platform available to them and constantly adapt to evade enforcement. We invest heavily in our trained enforcement and review teams and have specialized detection tools to identify compromised accounts and other fraudulent activity,” Erin McPike, a spokeswoman for Meta, said in a statement. “We regularly share tips and tools people can use to protect themselves, provide a means to report potential violations, work with law enforcement and take legal action.”

If a social media user is experiencing an account takeover, the attorney general’s office recommends they report the issue to Meta and go to the social media platform’s help page.

The other attorneys general who signed the letter, which received bipartisan support, are from: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming and the District of Columbia.

James previously joined with 32 other attorneys general in filing a federal lawsuit against Meta in October .. https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/dozens-states-sue-facebook-instagram-harming-18444534.php .. alleging the social media company’s “addictive” platforms have had a role in the nation’s youth mental health crisis.

“Kids and teenagers are suffering from record levels of poor mental health and social media companies like Meta are to blame,” James said in a statement at the time. “Meta has profited from children’s pain by intentionally designing its platforms with manipulative features that make children addicted to their platforms while lowering their self-esteem.”

The lawsuit also alleges that Meta is “routinely” collecting data from users who are 13 or younger without informing parents, in violation of federal law. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act prevents this collection of data without parental consent.

James has also joined Gov. Kathy Hochul in supporting legislation co-sponsored by state Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic that would limit New York children’s access to “addictive” social media feeds .. https://www.timesunion.com/education/article/new-york-proposes-limiting-addictive-social-18419652.php .. , ban middle-of-the-night notifications and kick kids offline if they spend too much time scrolling.

The “Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation for Kids Act” would apply to Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (formerly known as Twitter) and YouTube, as well as any other social media sites that collect data from users and then use that data to recommend material to the user. The bill is pending in the Senate Internet and Technology Committee.

Molly Burke is a Hearst fellow covering state politics for the Times Union. She is from Davis, Calif., and previously covered breaking news for the Sacramento Bee and the Denver Post. She previously worked as a data reporter for the Bay City News through the Dow Jones News Fund. Molly graduated from Northwestern University in 2023 with a major in journalism. Reach Molly at [e-mail].

https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/41-states-warn-meta-deal-increase-hacked-accounts-18705956.php