Elon Musk and Australia are not on good terms after a violent video showing a bishop getting stabbed in Sydney spread on his social media platform, X.

The Australian government demanded the billionaire take down the video, even asking Elon Musk to restrict the content from being shared outside Australia.

Elon Musk, Australia Feud Ignited by Violent Video on X

The issue between Elon Musk and the Australian government started when the video of a stabbing incident in a Sydney church was posted on the billionaire's social media site.

CNN Business reported that the footage showed the moment a 16-year-old allegedly stabbed a bishop this April. The incident specifically happened in an Orthodox Christian Church in Sydney.

Australian officials claimed that the X video ignited a riot, which happened outside the church. They argued that this kind of footage shouldn't be made available for general viewing, especially on a global social media platform.

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Elon Musk Rejects Australia's Demands

Elon Musk and his social media firm said that they had already complied with Australian federal court orders by banning the footage of the Wakely church stabbing. However, X conducted a geoblock, meaning that the video was removed only in Australia.

Australia said that this isn't enough and that a global ban on the video should be implemented. But, the social media giant opposed the Australian government's demand.

"[W]e believe that no government should possess such authority," said the socmed giant via The Guardian.

"X believes in respecting the right of a country to enforce its laws within its jurisdiction, and also believes that governments should not be able to censor what citizens of other countries see online, and that regulators should stay within the boundaries of the law," it added.

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