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Elon Musk says he won a battle for free speech in court, but it won’t stop the war for social media regulation

  • Written by: Maria O'Sullivan, Associate Professor of Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has dropped its Federal Court case against X relating to tweets distributing the footage of the Wakeley church stabbing.

In response to the decision, X’s owner, billionaire Elon Musk, tweeted “freedom of speech is worth fighting for”.

This case goes to a central question about the operation...

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