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eSafety commissioner can’t maintain injunction against X over church stabbing footage
A judge has refused to issue a further injunction against X Corp in proceedings by the eSafety Commissioner seeking the removal of posts that depict a stabbing at a Sydney church after raising concerns the order could become an “object of ridicule”. 
Judge worries about making court orders ‘object of ridicule’ in X case over stabbing videos
A judge has expressed concerns that issuing a further injunction against X Corp in proceedings by the eSafety Commissioner seeking the removal of posts that depict a stabbing at a Sydney church would make the court’s orders an “object of ridicule” since the social media company cannot be forced to comply.
Livestream of Mark Latham trial may be cut off if parties face Lehrmann-like social media backlash
Counsel for independent Sydney member Alex Greenwich has raised concerns about livestreaming the trial in his defamation case against former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham after witnessing the "astonishing" and “very disturbing” social media commentary during the Bruce Lehrmann trial.
Instagram resolves trade mark feud with data app Instagoods
Instagram has resolved a long-running intellectual property stoush with an Australian dating app over its use of the 'Instagoods' and 'Instadate' marks.
X hit with extended injunction after allegedly disobeying order to hide church stabbing posts
The eSafety commissioner has won a 16-day injunction against X after telling a court the social media platform had not complied with court orders to hide several posts that allegedly included videos of a stabbing at a Sydney church last week. 
eSafety commissioner wins urgent injunction against X over Wakeley stabbing posts
The eSafety commissioner has won a two-day injunction against social media platform X, forcing it to hide several posts that allegedly include videos of a stabbing at a Sydney church last week. 
Prosecutors drop criminal case against Meta over scam crypto ads
A criminal case against Facebook owner Meta sparked by mining magnate Andrew Forrest over scam cryptocurrency ads has been dropped, while a similar case by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission remains on foot.
X to file legal challenge to removal notice from e-Safety Commissioner
X plans to challenge a notice from the e-Safety Commissioner ordering the Elon Musk-owned social media company to remove a post that criticised an expert on transgender health issues or face a $800,000 fine.
Pauline Hanson’s history of ‘hateful’ comments admissible in case over ‘piss off’ tweet
Mehreen Faruqi can include evidence of senator Pauline Hanson’s allegedly "hateful" comments on race and ethnicity in a trial over the One Nation leader’s tweet saying the deputy Greens leader should “piss off back to Pakistan".
Shandee Blackburn’s mum loses bid for serious harm hearing in defamation case
The mother of murder victim Shandee Blackburn has lost her bid to have a judge decide ahead of trial whether acquitted suspect John Peros suffered serious harm from Facebook posts that allegedly accused him of being a murderer.