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If Musk wins high stakes global battle, X could still lose the war
A court victory in the legal stoush over Australia’s eSafety commissioner’s take-down order might invite government intervention that bolsters regulation of the social media giants.
Patrick ConsidineLawyerThe feud between Australia’s eSafety commissioner and Elon Musk’s X Corp has become a high stakes global standoff where neither can back down.
The commissioner is asking an Australian court for an order with unprecedented global reach. If granted, Musk will be concerned it sets an example to other like-minded governments with a desire to restrict X Corp’s content both locally, and abroad.
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