Commissioner drops court action against X over stabbing
The executive chair of News Corp Australia Michael Miller has condemned the social media giant accusing it of profiting off violent and harmful content.
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00:00In his response to X's fight to keep the stabbing video on its platform, Assistant Treasurer
00:07Stephen Jones said,
00:09We don't think the rules of the jungle should apply on social media platforms.
00:13We think the rules of a civil society should apply there.
00:17Just because they're operated internationally doesn't mean they shouldn't be abiding by
00:22Australian law.
00:23The establishment of the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee into the Influence and Impacts
00:27of Meta, TikTok and X on Australian society provides a forum where all these issues can
00:34be aired, from the community harms to the commercial threats.
00:39It's time to stop asking for change and start demanding change.
00:45On behalf of 27 million Australians, the Australian Government has the mandate and the ability
00:51to re-establish and re-assert itself as the representatives and rule makers of Australia
00:57by resetting the rules for global platforms' access to Australians.
01:03It's time for them to play by our rules.