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Elon Musk's X stirs free speech controversy from Australia to India to Brazil

Tech leader has defended right to post content that authorities want to block

Elon Musk, who calls himself a "free speech absolutist," has blasted government orders to block or take down content on X.   © Reuters

PALO ALTO, U.S./SYDNEY/SAO PAULO -- Social media platform X and its owner, Elon Musk, are clashing with authorities around the world over demands to remove content seen as harmful, igniting debates over censorship as well as the role of Musk's business interests.

X, formerly known as Twitter, chalked up a court victory in Australia this week when a judge denied a request by authorities to extend a worldwide block on videos of a stabbing at Sydney church. Such violent content is illegal under Australia's online safety law.

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