Social media pile-ons are nothing new, but this time it’s a political pile-on being directed at a social media company itself.
Twitter – or X as it’s now known – is facing condemnation from all sides after insisting it should be allowed to show video of the violent stabbing in an Assyrian church.
The platform’s owner, Elon Musk, says this is a matter of free speech.
The Prime Minister says he’s an arrogant billionaire.
The courts will now decide how much control Australia can exert.
Security chiefs are pleading with tech companies to help them crack terrorist and paedophile rings targeting young people on their platforms.
Frustrations are growing, and limits are being tested of what can be done to rein the platforms in.
David Speers interviews Independent MP for Fowler in Sydney’s Southwest

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