‘Sinister level of censorship’: Australian government threaten to fine X over post

Sky News host Rita Panahi says the Australian government is “threatening to fine” X (formerly Twitter).
Ms Panahi said the fine would be “around $800,000”.
“If they fail to take down a critical post from Canadian Man Chris Elston about a UN trans expert.
“The alleged offence here was sharing information about a … transgender man … who works for the World Health Organisation.
“This is a sinister level of censorship here”.

[@wyattfamily8997]

"Censorship is the weapon of tyrants." And the Australian Government is becoming very good at it, with great cost to the Australian Community.

[@barryaaa5909]

guess it's time to keep a vpn. Not going to let tyrants dictate how i get information. And twitter has proven to be the best place for news unfiltered by propaganda media.

[@ruvanefriebus-cv6td]

The closer a state comes to collapse the more authoritarian they become

[@bettysteve322716]

yeah the "Bi-Partisan" WEF PWNED government ruling for everyday Aussie voters, LOLZZZZZZZZZZZ

[@bettysteve322716]

@@ruvanefriebus-cv6td “Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear." -Harry S. Truman

[@thomashelm7450]

And the welfare of humanity is often the line used by tyrants as they take away our rights

[@rhyno1740]

The Liebor government can go to HELL HELL HELL.

[@NPC-bs3pm]

Did you forget about Ukraine? We need to defend Ukraine Remember the current and most important world topic. 🤪 We must defend Ukraine with our finances and in the case of this E-Safety we need Ukraine Online Safety from criticism. People will forget how evil the Australian Labor Party government is come next world "crisis"

[@brianmorris8045]

@@NPC-bs3pm Stuff Ukraine, stuff Russia, ..we need to be protecting our own country from our worst PM in Australia's history!

[@NPC-bs3pm]

@@brianmorris8045 I wish the average voter could stick to the most pressing issues of INTERNAL politics. 🙄👇 The average Australian will probably over fixate on the U.S. 's next general election in their hopes of orange🍊 man gets defeated because media said so.

[@user-ux1zr4ue7e]

Is that a theat? (thats how they spelled it on screen)

[@rhyno1740]

​@@user-ux1zr4ue7e Lol.

[@leevan2332]

YES LETS TALK ABOUT THE DIGITAL IDENTY BILL !!!!!

[@rhyno1740]

Exactly.

[@rhyno1740]

But apparently it's your choice to get it, just like something else.

[@rhyno1740]

All conspiracy theory's past 4 yrs have all come true.

[@az-yq3rk]

What about it? Show Sky how it's done. Come on Aussie write us a quick true-info spiel! Come on!

[@rhyno1740]

@az-yq3rk The digital identity bill passes parliament. 10 seconds later parliament is adjourned until 17th May.

[@perentee77]

Being offended is a choice. Just because you allow the truth to hurt your feelings doesn't mean that gives you the right to become a dictator.

[@UniversalSovereignCitizen]

I don't know whether you're for or against the digital I.D. . I take it you're against, as am I. But... your comment on being 'offended' is truly spot-on! Cheers, you conscientious individual. Nice to see intelligent, evenly keeled people making comments.

[@B61Mod12]

Internet censorship - important AFL drug tests - not important

[@jacquesbarnard3690]

Internet - important AFL - not important If you fail at playing rugby, AFL is there for you

[@iluvyunie]

@@jacquesbarnard3690 >run straight line, throw ball, big smash now kick, yay so difficult no?

[@jacquesbarnard3690]

@@iluvyunie apparently, especially if you are Australian, can't even get out of the pool

[@tomino5201]

And you are still using it why dont you move to TOR and onion?

[@wyattfamily8997]

"The truth does not mind being questioned. A lie does not like being challenged." Anon.

[@UniversalSovereignCitizen]

WHOOOOOW ! You ROCK ! Keep posting. We need real people like you. Cheers! I wrote that dow... Nah, I'm writing it on my dunny wall. For real! Another on my dunny wall... Liers Beget More Lies While The Truth May Find But One.

[@ericshingles]

Vote these idiots out next election, and vote for anyone saying they will roll back this rubbish

[@ObIitus]

It is hard to argue against censorship, because it makes one easy target. You are against censorship? You hate children! And people are conditioned to react to such accusations without half of a thought.

[@kingkoi6542]

Voting 😂 like that helps anything.... Ever heard of controlled opposition?

[@timwilson5410]

​@@ObIituschild porn is against the law. Naughty words aren't. It's easy.

[@timwilson5410]

The problem is, Australia is a majority of people who vote for whoever the tv says. The latest "no" vote was an anomaly.

[@v4d3rm4n]

You seriously think you can threaten elon or x like this? What a joke. Free speech is being denied to us, even on KZbin. X will not be stopped by simple threats.

[@prodigalpriest]

I'm not laughing. 😐

[@zweed69]

0Y V3y

[@anonygent]

I'm not that old, but when I was a kid, people who got caught doing wrong were embarrassed and ashamed. Now people who get caught doing wrong just get pissed off at whoever caught them. What happened?

[@unbreakable7633]

Censorship is simply an admission they lost the debate.

[@zweed69]

shut it down 🤣

[@sotired7453]

I would normally agree but it’s working everybody grumbles about it but goes along with the agenda.

[@johnwong5317]

It's a tool for MANAGED Democracy.

[@haruchai]

I think the Australian Govt is overestimating it's importance and relevance on the world stage. This is nothing but grandstanding by our alleged leaders to raise their profiles on social media.

[@raycap]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@motherhen4900]

It's not exactly the Oz Government - it's their unelected 'E Safety Commissioner' who hates Elon Musk - the silly woke bitch has 'issued' numerous fines to Musk who has treated them with due respect - ie completely ignored them and the delusional Karen who issued them...

[@chickenmadness1732]

Yeah it's like some war torn country in Africa making demands from the US government lol.

[@tomjones5338]

Meanwhile your refusing to talk about the digital identity Bill that passed

[@doodlegassum6959]

Its not the only verboten topic in this foreskin drought

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

because its not in this 9 minuite clip is a bit much to claim refusal isnt it?

[@belongda6032]

Controlled oposition, they don't care

[@npcknuckles5887]

Boomers don't understand it

[@andrewandres148]

Im in the USA, what sinister aspects is in this Digie ID? (I know there is tyranny in it, yet know nothing of it)...

[@tybra5246]

Why are the criminals faces blurred but the innocent citizens in the pub aren't?

[@prodigalpriest]

It's funny how that works, isn't it?

[@noddybutts6018]

It's because they are black and we can't offend them????

[@CriminalonCrime]

This happens here in America too, crime can't just go on like this forever, somebody has to Man up and take TF over!

[@Squidbush8563]

Because the criminals are the only ones protected now.

[@JColly_]

The E-Safety Commissioner is a complete joke and should be removed due to her conflict of interest. Can anyone show one positive thing she has accomplished??

[@womp6338]

Lol, elon ignored the last fine. Wtf is the esafety commissioner going to do about it?

[@simongross3122]

Arrest him next time he comes to Australia, I guess

[@womp6338]

@@simongross3122 Why would elon musk ever want to travel to australia?

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

@@womp6338 for the life affirming trans care.. obviously!

[@simongross3122]

@@womp6338I guess I must have forgotten to insert my sarcasm emoji.

[@drkdncr]

We should all change our online names as numbers to coincide with the digital id junk just to confuse the system

[@LegendaryInfortainment]

The eSafety Commissioner is attached to the department of Total Uselessness, right?

[@Bushkaboo]

Thank God the majority of Aussies voted No in the last referendum. Those of us with convict blood would be in chains in no time.

[@ABC-rh7zc]

Once elected, Trump needs to pass a law that any world government that fines a social media platform over free speech is fined double the amount as a "Free speech protection tax"

[@ObIitus]

Lol, he would double down on censorship explaining it with religion. Left or right, they say opposite things that somehow lead to same regulations.

[@dangeary2134]

@@ObIitusyea, right. Spoken like a true south paw ist. If he wants to be dictator, he is the only kind of dictator I would accept. At least then I would know that the Control Freaks would be the ones running scared instead of hood people. How about we name it the Anti-KAREN Law???

[@Hachiae]

@@ObIitus literally the opposite of his actions so far but sure, whatever makes you feel better

[@AlterEgo373]

Sorry but are you suggesting that Trump has control over laws in other countries???

[@ObIitus]

@@AlterEgo373 Most major media companies are located in USA and are subjects to US law.

[@hl5910]

This pile of garbage poorly disguised as a government has to go. If labor gets another term Australia is doomed.

[@seandelap8587]

1984 isn't just an instruction manual

[@wilburgraham6260]

Well said Danielle, common sense and all that 😉🤣

[@leehenry5764]

It's a manifesto

[@Juzi1980]

At least chocolate rations have gone up

[@marcbra5074]

Sinister is the word okay. Free speech mandate WHO style.

[@AlexSmith-gr4hp]

Why do the people who say you can’t disparage people online constantly disparage others online, in the media, from positions of authority and often broadly based on race, gender or political affiliation?

[@GamerGateVeteran]

The inmates are running the asylum, and no one is permitted to mention it.

[@androidemulator6952]

Narcissism everywhere- "they" need a special advisor for 'trans" diet and food ?? - wtf ???

[@ashleym2878]

No body cars about AFL we are more interested in our freedoms being demolished

[@briananderson7285]

Bread and circus.

[@kerryevans2038]

Well said, do not give a hoot about football

[@warshrike666]

A people should never be afraid of their government but the government should be afraid of its people. Keep going labour and be very afraid be very very afraid.

[@androidemulator6952]

A lockdown ??- Some might be angry ? - Didnt stop them from locking the entire nation in there houses "Two Weeks To Flatten The Curve" LOL

[@omgitsabloodyandroid5161]

American Company post about a Non Australian. FFS Let’s hope ALL the Social Media Companies LEAVE AND BAN Aussie. 16th C. Come on Albo, you can do it. Forwards to the Past

[@andrewyoonhobai8453]

i bet someone was like, computer + person and then was like, how many weapons can we attach to this I believe that was the experiment

[@zantas-handle]

Let's talk about THE DIGITAL I.D. BILL!!!

[@Timotheuster]

So someone stole a car, overturned it, and died, and now a bunch of ab- angry people are trashing the town in 'revenge'? Where is there any logic in that?

[@mikalliz2167]

Digital identity?

[@rogertull8888]

THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO KEEP THEIR NOSE OUT OF SOCIAL MEDIA OR ARE THEY ADMITTING TO BE FASCISTS

[@patriot388]

We need to send Albo-riginal back to Alice Springs! He'll sort it out! 😂😂😂

[@matthewstewart5008]

He’s incompetent

[@drmasroberts]

What are the mob’s demands? It is hard for me to see the benefit to anyone of breaking windows..

[@executorprime]

Truth Always Offends Liars Many of them are in government

[@SilverLinin_]

So when it goes against the narrative, its no longer "they're a private company and can do whatever they want" These people are hypocrites to the fucking max.

[@ashleym2878]

Just give our government the middle finger. They don't have the power to have a say anything nore the moral hi ground

[@terrylandess6072]

Begging cash from X is not a good look, even if hidden behind useless accusations and legal action. WTF happened to this world?

[@justathought1444]

Can’t believe hey spent more time talking about AFL drug test evasion than the most important debate of our life time, free speech in the west.

[@siral2000]

Free speech is a US thing. Australians never had protected free speech, no one but the US does.

[@dennismcdonnell7853]

This video clearly shows that many aboriginals have returned to the habits of their ancestors, as opposed to becoming civilized and accepting the advancement of all Australian culture.

[@USNCBSLIXXX]

"As to the evil which results from censorship, it is impossible to measure it, because it is impossible to tell where it ends." Thanks Rita.

[@tonywheeldon1466]

The Australian government is full of skid marks.

[@fr33kSh0w2012]

Full of TURTLEBURGERS!

[@thefletchlife7837]

I remember a similar event some years ago in Kempsey NSW. An unlicensed young indigenous woman rolled her car, killing a child. The driver was speeding, and overtook on double lines clipping another car. The indigenous mob burned the tyre store to the ground as they had tyres fitted a few days earlier, they blamed the tyres.

[@thehazelnutspread]

So if they are saying that the parents are drunk or druggies or beating each other up, why would they want to curfew the children and FORCE them to be locked up with these parents? What good would that do?

[@ozemale6t928]

The solution for Mr Musk is simple....block access to his platform from Australian devices. Most people don't pay for access to it anyway, so it would be no real loss to him. He should do a test for a few days just to teach a lesson. I can almost see the reaction from Albo and his cronies now.

[@OctagonalSquare]

He’d lose as revenue

[@siral2000]

@@OctagonalSquare Or he could just geo-block the post. The free speech thing is for the USA, other countries don't have free speech, never did.

[@sturod2016]

Lol. I cancelled my AFL membership this year after 25 years due to the BS politics, Voice support, baseless accusations against Clarko etc for exactly this reason … the commission focussing everything but on the game itself. The can wallow in their own sh1t for all I care.

[@FuzzyBearYT]

The indigenous population are obviously being given too much money, and they are bored and resentful of being responsible for knowing how to handle it all. So they vent by exhibiting violent behaviour. It all makes sense :)

[@geneLYH]

It's cos the commissioner is a woke activist

[@moopius]

Australia is the nanny state's nanna!

[@ausbare140]

The police know who committed the crime but no one is held accountable.

[@justathought1444]

And this is where it begins folks…. Sheep are all still asleep

[@lesleycrowther-scott1809]

You had trouble saying people Rita is that because they are aboriginal youths. I have lived in communities and know what goes on. Tell the real story. It someone gets shot there will be a beat up like on that young policeman in the Northern Territory. Who was defending himself from an indigenous aggressor who was trying to kill him and others

[@MrMattias87]

Not the topic of the video.

[@lesleycrowther-scott1809]

@@MrMattias87 yes it is the violence being done is by aboriginal you but we can't say that as it is racist.

[@ruvanefriebus-cv6td]

X should take their services elsewhere then Goodluck Australia

[@aidanm5578]

God, we're embarrassing.

[@EarthMan67382]

Welcome to Australia.

[@dannymacmillan1669]

Section 230 literally says the opposite of what is claimed in this video. It says that a platform that chooses to moderate some of the content on their platform won't become liable for all of it.

[@agentsmithmememe]

Independent Inquiry not an AFL cover up

[@Steve_P_B]

Australian acts aren't enforceable on other countries

[@jacquesbarnard3690]

6:00 why are their identities hidden? Name and shame!!

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

if it was the USA id know why they arent being shown.. you have the same shade of folks in your country but i dont know if they cause the problems like here..

[@jacquesbarnard3690]

@@ripvanwinkle2002 I'm South African, we have our own special class of clowns

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

@@jacquesbarnard3690 i am aware. good luck to you.

[@AirRoller]

Put the law into the hands of the people. See how its handled.

[@thehazelnutspread]

How will a curfew work when it appears to be DAYLIGHT when the attacks are taking place?

[@Tommi-C]

Best thing for X is to leave Australia. People will still have accounts and the government will try to block it but it will fail.

[@lispyDribbler]

X dosen't have a base in Australia to start with. It's just available for everybody around the world to use.

[@Tommi-C]

@@lispyDribbler Even better then.

[@raymadani270]

This island is a huge prison

[@HughJanus9999]

What's a "THEAT" ?

[@FindAReason-mi7go]

Everything must be open to criticism: gays, trans, straight, Labor, Liberal, One Nation...

[@mcbain1131]

Now we have the digital ID coming into force the fines will go straight to everyday aussies

[@vikingbulk8531]

Surely Elon just goes to the centre console on the Tesla and gets the change out and pays the fine.

[@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc]

E Safety sounds like E Division for Edsels.

[@HelloMyMan1]

Free speech! No censorship

[@dodgeboy9052]

I don't need so called digital Identity ...I know who I am ... Its me... !

[@Squidbush8563]

The correct response of a country fining a company for an independent person's post is "pound sand"

[@lukeclifton4392]

The media needs to show the details surrounding this death, so people can make an informed decision. This is the first I’ve heard of it, but let’s have some genuine context… I am in no doubt this is another enraged mob attack against the death of one of their (supposedly innocent) own… but surely there is also a diminutive reason for this abhorrent behaviour?!

[@realsydney7327]

They built a digital prison for us and forgot to tell us.

[@FindAReason-mi7go]

Thank god, I am not living next door to Alice.

[@offtomars1]

Get the government to buy all the non-indigenous properties, including shops. Give them all to the Aboriginals. All non-indigenous leave Alice. Then the indigenous can look after themselves.😂 Vote for me in the next election.

[@user-yi7hb8tn7o]

Everyone has thr right to hold opinions without infereance....... do Act like you have freespeech... if you are policing speech

[@TheRastacabbage]

Leaders for our community. That's the problem. A grown man who gets paid millions of dollars to kick a ball, is supposedly a leader of the community

[@bobsansmal]

I would have never seen the post had it not been for the order to take it down.

[@ce244]

It's ILLEGAL, pure and simple. If they get caught, its a 1 or 2 match ban and "three strikes" rubbish. But if I do that in my workplace, I'd get sacked and lose my driver's license, because obviously, making money and having stars to play a game is more important than setting an example to young kids NOT to do nose cones.

[@NathanOZlegend]

Australian government are nerds

[@chrisnaude2929]

"Slammed over THEAT?"

[@MoistDreams]

Oh so now you want to defend it..... after you give it all willingly away.....

[@fdm6337]

Where are the parents that’s right you can’t hold them accountable

[@jonathantoms3585]

Labour needs to raise money some how

[@BevHart]

Scott Morrison was involved with Aspin Institute and Industrial Censorship Complex.

[@rapier12r63]

But....where are the elders whom these kids have so much respect for? They can't stop this? Surely 40 000 years gives them some cultural power to point these kids in the right direction?

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

soon as they figure out how to count past the first kid.. its hard to know how many kids you have when your counting system amounts to 1 and "more than 1"

[@ausbare140]

Try to get a tourist visa for a holiday from Vietnam. That will tell all you need to know about the Australian government.

[@DigbyOdel-et3xx]

GFYS esafety commissioner

[@fr33kSh0w2012]

Now Google wonder why I come here to vent I LITERALLY have no where else.

[@ravenfeader]

Why are they blurred out ? definitely a dark day for Alice Springs .

[@vewyscawymonsta]

Good thing X is in the US then, isn't it? He doesn't have to pay it and they can do nothing.

[@wilburgraham6260]

The Lft at it again, same thing happening in Cnada and the US 😂

[@henryTech720]

Why is the attack blurred?

[@dennismcdonnell7853]

Constitutional Law for Australia...original Constitutional Law, that is, ....demands that only referendums can create laws, and anything else that adjusts our Constitutional standing is therefore unlawful. So the ploys that this corporate business that they call Australian Government is not government at all, and has no Constitutional authority to alter anything that was not already in place when our last officially and traditionally recognized Monarch, Queen Victoria was alive and had authority to recognize laws created Constitutionally. Do not make the mistake of thinking that any current government operating in Australia, whether Federal od State is in place as required by Constitutional Law or the traditions it cooperates with. The current corporate governments that are unlawfully pretending to be our governments, are nothing but unlawful businesses for profit that are registered offshore in Washington DC/US ( not USA Republic), and that are part of the elites Vatican City of London Washington DC/US New World Order Corporation that has taken over the Western World without any lawful authority to do so. So you can ignore their made up laws that are not laws at all. Their Admiralty Courts are not lawful either and must not be complied with in any way. The Judicial 'Bar' is not a part of lawful government, but is corporatised and therefore not government. Only Common Law Courts and our original Constitution applies to every Australian human and their property. Police are corporations, so are Governors, Governor Generals, Parliaments, Canberra, etc., etc.

[@dereckguilfoyle1219]

Trying to break into a pub, i wonder why

[@arfazero1]

help our gubermint is out of control

[@dudsummon3803]

Its why Morrison needed to go

[@random2829]

DIIA in action. That is what it was designed for.

[@philliplipple1799]

Speech is not as free as it used to be.

[@whisperingsquid5630]

Drop the fine. Watch.