Australia’s officials have taken a contentious stance, targeting Elon Musk, owner of Twitter/X, for resisting what he perceives as global content censorship on social media. The issue stemmed from posts concerning the attack on Bishop Mar Mari Emanuel in Sydney,

Anthony Albanese, Australia’s prime minister, criticized Mr. Musk’s decision on Monday in an interview with Sky News. Mr. Musk is an “arrogant billionaire who thinks he is above the law” and has “chosen ego and showing violence over common sense,” Mr. Albanese said.

Australia’s Anthony Albanese lashed out at the Tesla chief in a dispute about whether videos from a Sydney church stabbing should be shown on X.