Elon Musk’s X a ‘factory for trolls and misinformation’, assistant treasurer says amid content removal clash
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Stephen Jones’ comments come as Australian government vows to fight legal challenges from platform over content removal ordersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe assistant treasurer, Stephen Jones, has described Elon Musk’s X as a “factory for trolls and misinformation” as the Australian government has vowed to fight any legal challenges brought by the company over removal orders related to the video...

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