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Australia’s order for X to remove killing video is unlawful, free speech group says

By James Panichi and Saloni Sinha ( October 8, 2025, 07:40 GMT | Insight) -- The Australian online-safety watchdog’s order for social-media companies, including X Corp., to take down footage of the August 2025 killing of Ukrainian woman Iryna Zarutska in the US is facing a legal challenge. The regulator issued removal notices to X and Meta after the Classification Board deemed several graphic videos — including the killings of Zarutska, Charlie Kirk and Chandra Mouli Nagamallaiah — “Refused Classification,” making them illegal to host or share in Australia. But a free-speech group told the Administrative Review Tribunal on Wednesday that the takedown notice to X breached the implied constitutional freedom of political communication. An order by Australia’s online-safety watchdog for social-media companies, including X Corp., to take down footage of the August 2025 killing in the US of Ukrainian woman Iryna Zarutska is facing a legal challenge....

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