Albanese calls for US execution live stream to be blocked in Australia
PM Albanese says Australia is working to block a live-streamed US execution scheduled for December 3.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government will do everything it can to stop the live stream of a US military execution scheduled for December 3. The execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people at a military base in Texas in 2009, was pushed as a public event by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, though Vice-President JD Vance cast doubt.
Mr Albanese called the idea abhorrent and said Australia would make it clear to social media platforms they should not broadcast it. The eSafety Commission said it cannot stop the stream itself, but platforms have responsibilities under online safety law to protect users from harmful content.
If it goes ahead, it would be the first execution live-streamed in US history.
- December 3
- Execution date
- 13 people
- Victims killed
- Military base in Texas
- Crime location
- 2009
- Year of crime
Why it mattersIf broadcast, the execution could expose Australians, including young people, to graphic violence and raise hard questions about platforms' duty to refuse harmful content.
AustraliaAustralian government and social media companies will face pressure to block potentially disturbing content and enforce online safety rules around violent material.
Corroborated bytheguardian.com
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