"In the Kirk case, X argued the Kirk video contained brief violence, with no weapon visible. The footage was grainy and the camera moves away from the victim to the crowd quickly. The social media company argued the video was not excessively detailed, gratuitous, or offensive, adding that the film is a neutral objective record of a notorious public event of historical and political significance that prompted extensive public discourse. X compared the video to the video of the assassination of John F Kennedy."
"The majority of the review board agreed that notwithstanding the heinous nature of the event the video was not gratuitous, exploitative or offensive to the extent that it should be refused classification, but that a more detailed depiction with different editing or commentary might rise to the level of refused classification. The board changed the classification of the videos to R18+."
"After Kirk's death at Utah Valley University on 10 September, the eSafety commissioner applied to the board to have video of the shooting classified in Australia. The video was ruled to be refused classification, which allowed eSafety to serve notices on social media platforms ordering them to geo-block the posts from view for Australia-based users. X appealed against the ruling on two separate Kirk videos."
Charlie Kirk was shot at Utah Valley University on 10 September and the eSafety commissioner applied to classify video of the shooting in Australia. The video was initially ruled refused classification, enabling eSafety to order social platforms to geo-block the footage for Australian users. X appealed the rulings on two Kirk videos and on a separate video of the attack on Iryna Zarutska. X succeeded in the appeals. X argued the Kirk footage showed brief, grainy violence with no visible weapon and represented a neutral record of a public event. The review board majority reclassified the videos as R18+ while a minority viewed them as shareable for entertainment or personal gain.
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