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The Federal Court has set 24 and 25 July for a two-day hearing to settle the stoush between the eSafety Commission and the social media site X over the posting of videos of a stabbing in Sydney.

The Federal Court has refused a request from the Australian eSafety Commission to extend an injunction that required the social media platform X [formerly Twitter] to block access to videos of a stabbing in Sydney, that occurred on 15 April.

An interim order that required the social media platform X [formerly Twitter] to block access to videos of a stabbing in Sydney, that occurred on 15 April, has been extended until Monday [13 May] morning, when Federal Court Judge Geoffrey Kennett will render his judgment.

The tussle between X owner Elon Musk and the Australian eSafety Commission over taking down videos of a stabbing in Sydney, will continue in court on 10 May after a brief Federal Court case management hearing on Wednesday afternoon.

The Australian Federal Court has ruled that X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, should shield all users from videos of last week's stabbing incident in Sydney until the issue is dealt with later this week.

The owner of X, Elon Musk, has been described as a "narcissistic cowboy" who thinks he can ignore the Australian Parliament, following his decision to go to court over videos of a Sydney stabbing incident that he was asked to take down.

The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has refused to comply with an order from the Australian eSafety commission to take down content related to the stabbing attack in Sydney, saying it does not violate its rules on violent content.

Telstra announced its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity, powered by Starlink, is now available at $125/month for its customers.

GUEST RESEARCH: As of October 2023, researchers at Bitdefender Labs have been actively keeping tabs on steam-jacking attacks against high-profile YouTube accounts used to conduct myriad crypto doubling scams.

Tech companies are now required to take more proactive measures to combat harmful content, including online child sexual abuse and pro-terror content now that Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has commenced public consultation on draft industry standards.

Amazon's two prototype satellites for its planned Kuiper internet network have been operating successfully in orbit, achieving a 100% success rate for its Protoflight mission, setting the project on track to start launching operational satellites by mid-2024, the company announced.

Tech giant Amazon has launched its first two prototype satellite for Amazon's network called Project Kuiper, launched aboard a United Launch Alliance rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, last Friday, 6 October, at 2:06pm as part of its mission to build massive constellations of satellites to provide internet connectivity anywhere around the world—a move that would mark its rivalry with SpaceX and its Starlink system.

Security specialist Bitdefender warns of a rapid increase in YouTube stream-jacking attacks that involve either re-directing followers of a popular channel or taking full control of it.

Satellite internet company Starlink, which is operated by Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX, is in hot water after it did not specify the end date of a “limited time offer” advertised on its website, and may possibly face a penalty of $250,000 for breaching directions, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

Telco Singtel Optus is the most distrusted brand in Australia for the last 12-month period, the market research firm Roy Morgan says, adding that this was the first time any company had taken the top spot from Facebook/Meta since it started issuing the measure of trust and distrust in 2018.

The owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, has been accused of delaying links to companies he dislikes, on the social media site, from being displayed when they are clicked.

The late Dr Laurence J. Peter, who is known for his seminal work, The Peter Principle, developed the thesis that, given enough ranks in a company bureaucracy, people always tend to rise to their level of incompetence.

GUEST RESEARCH: Facebook ads portal traffic drops 10% in a sign of why Meta needs Threads.

Meta's new social media app Threads has signed up more than 30 million users in its first 24 hours, proving that yesterday's tech villain can become today's hero.

GUEST RESEARCH: Twitter began turning away some of the most active visitors to its website this weekend, telling them they were viewing too many tweets too quickly. Framed as a way to limit access by data-sucking AI bots, the move gave users a reason to try or revisit alternatives.