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Julie Inman Grant may be able to limit Australians seeing a livestreamed US execution – but it could start a diplomatic incident

The Guardian12 October 2026, 14:00 UTCUnited States of America

A history of tech giant legal challenges and US political criticism shows there’s no easy solution for the eSafety commissionerGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s online safety regulator has a few levers to limit the public seeing the US’s planned livestream of an execution, but history suggests it will lead to a very public fight.The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, announced last week the planned execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan would be livestreamed when the military execution is carried out in early December. Continue reading...

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