A Seven spokesperson reiterated that it was a mistake to name Cohen as the Bondi Westfield attacker.

“Seven has apologised to Mr Cohen. The parties have reached a settlement on confidential terms.”

A statement from Cohen’s solicitor, Patrick George, said they had been instructed to make representations to the Commissioner of Police concerning those who facilitated the claim of Cohen being identified on social media platform X.

His name appeared on X from about 8.30pm on Saturday and was trending shortly after, with more than 50,000 posts naming him as the unconfirmed killer. Many posts drew attention to his Jewish identity.

A statement from Cohen said: “Users who abuse a platform to target individuals or communities should be held accountable for the consequences of their actions, and platforms should be more accountable for the content they host.”

“If poor judgment or unacceptable behaviour persists, or is outside our comfort zone, we will investigate. If necessary, we will have to move people on. The best organisations will do that without fear of retribution by competitors,” Howard said.

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