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Google defends a ‘crisis actor’ video at Australia’s antisemitism inquiry
A Google executive told an Australian inquiry that a video smearing a shooting survivor as a “crisis actor” meets YouTube’s standards. So it stays online. Google has defended keeping up a conspiracy video about a mass shooting in Sydney, the Associated Press reports. The clip falsely paints a wounded survivor of the antisemitic massacre as [] This story continues at The Next Web
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ABC News
· Jul 7, 2026
YouTube defends video that falsely claims Sydney massacre survivor is 'crisis actor'
A Google executive has told an inquiry that a YouTube video that falsely claims a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney is a crisis actor blooded with makeup met the platform’s standards and would remain online
KSAT San Antonio
· Jul 7, 2026
YouTube defends video that falsely claims Sydney massacre survivor is 'crisis actor'
A Google executive has told an inquiry that a YouTube video that falsely claims a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney is a crisis actor blooded with makeup met the platform’s standards and would remain online.
South China Morning Post
· Jul 8, 2026
YouTube says Sydney massacre ‘crisis actor’ video can stay online
A Google executive has told an Australian inquiry that a YouTube video falsely claiming a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney was a crisis actor bloodied with make-up had met the platform’s standards and would remain online. Google Australia manager Rachel Lord was testifying on Tuesday at a government inquiry into the spread of antisemitism in Australia, including an attack by two gunmen on a Sydney Hanukkah celebration in December that left 15 people dead. Lord was questioned...
Sky News Australia
· Jul 2, 2026
eSafety Commissioner reveals X fought to keep Bondi attack videos online
The eSafety Commissioner has fronted the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, outlining efforts to tackle the growing spread of online hate. Julie Inman Grant warned the threat of online hate speech and violence is growing exponentially, claiming social media platform X fought to keep videos of the Bondi terror attack online. Ms Inman Grant said X argued the footage “it’s not any worse than you would see in a gore movie”. “And I said: I can’t think of anything more horrific for the family members and the Australian Jewish community,” she said.
The Daily Signal
· Jul 8, 2026
Victor Davis Hanson: Europe’s Fall to a Second-Class Continent
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. Europe is upset. They’re very angry. They’re always angry, but the last two weeks they seem to be particularly angry. There are reports at...
ScheerPost
· Jun 28, 2026
Jeffrey Sachs: The Greater Israel Project is Collapsing
For further reading, the interview references the article “Stop ‘Greater Israel’ to Make Peace”: In which Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fares argue that the ideology of “Greater Israel” has become the driving force behind decades of conflict across the Middle East, describing it as an expansionist doctrine that continues to fuel war rather than security. []
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