Jul 10, 2026 – 2.15pmThe barrister leading the Bondi terror attack royal commission has blasted Elon Musk’s social media platform X for what he called a shocking disregard for the Australian community in refusing to account for its failure to crack down on online hate.In forthright comments to the commission on Friday, Richard Lancaster questioned whether X Corp has a social licence to operate in Australia and said the company formerly known as Twitter had failed to engage with the inquiry despite extensive evidence showing it was a vector for antisemitism.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles