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X wins court reprieve in battle over extreme Australian content

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The new Twitter logo rebranded as X, is pictured in Paris on July 24, 2023. [AFP]

A bid by Australia's online watchdog to impose a ban on dozens of violent X posts stumbled on Monday when a top judge ruled in favour of the social media firm.

Federal Court Justice Geoffrey Kennett refused to extend a temporary order to take down posts that show the stabbing of a Sydney priest in April, pending further legal action.

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