As tech billionaire and future Department of Government Efficiency Director Elon Musk flexes his political muscles, a Globalist Premier from Down Under is publicly doubting the sincerity of his free-speech advocacy, suggesting it is all about helping the businesses he owns.
From the top of his 180 billion-strong follower base, Musk has had online controversies with many powerful world leaders, going as far as saying that the UK has gone ‘full Stalin’ in their new inheritance tax.
And Australia has been one of his most frequent targets.
When an Australian court ordered X to remove video of the stabbing attack on Sydney bishop Mar Mari Emanuel, Musk denounced it as censorship.
Albanese replied, calling Musk an ‘arrogant billionaire who thinks he is above the law.’
When Australian plans to crack down on ‘misinformation’ [a.k.a. free-speech] online surfaced, Musk called the government ‘fascists.’
Now, Musk again addressed the country’s legislation, criticizing proposed legislation to ban social media for children under 16.
And it will now officially become law.
We’re doing everything we can to keep our kids safe. pic.twitter.com/1Eiy8pv7av
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) November 28, 2024
NBC news reported:
“Australia plans to trial an age-verification system that may include biometrics or government identification to prevent children and young teenagers from accessing social media platforms such as X, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, with companies liable to be fined up to 50 million Australian dollars ($32.5 million) if there are systemic breaches.”
The legislation by Australia’s Globalist Liberal government will be among the world’s toughest on social media.
“’Seems like a backdoor way to control access to the Internet by all Australians’, Musk, a self-proclaimed free speech advocate, said Thursday on X in response to a post about the bill by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.”
Seems like a backdoor way to control access to the Internet by all Australians https://t.co/694yCzWOaB
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 21, 2024
So, Albanese on Sunday (1) replied, saying Musk’s criticism of his draconian social media policies are only intended to ‘push his own agenda’ as owner of social media platform X.
Deutsche Welle reported:
“This comes after Australia approved a ban on use of social media for children under 16 years of age with no exemptions for parental consent or preexisting accounts. It is one of the strictest regulations a country has placed on social platforms. While details on how the ban will be enforced are scarce, the onus to uphold it will fall on the platforms.”
Asked if he was prepared to engage with Musk over the ban, he said he will ‘talk to anyone’.
“’With regard to Elon Musk, he has an agenda. He’s entitled to push that as the owner of X, formerly known as Twitter’, Albanese said.
When the interviewer added that Musk is close to US President-elect Donald Trump, Albanese said, ‘We will engage, we will engage’.”
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