Greens call on federal government to block US execution live stream in Australia
The Australian Greens are calling on the federal government to block the live streaming of a US military execution. They argue that broadcasting such an event is barbaric and have requested that the eSafety commissioner intervene.
Why it matters
This raises questions about the limits of digital content regulation and the government's ability to restrict international broadcasts on global platforms.
Sarah Hanson-Young has written to the eSafety commissioner and the communications minister. ( ABC News: Adam Kennedy )
The Greens want the federal government to "take whatever action is necessary" to prevent the live streaming of a firing squad execution in the United States from being available to watch in Australia.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he would make sure the public could watch the December 3 execution of Nidal Malik Hasan.
US Vice-President JD Vance has cast doubt over whether the execution would actually be live streamed.
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