Elon Musk said Sunday that X would defy an order by Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to block some accounts amid a growing confrontation between the social media company and the country’s judiciary over free speech and misinformation.
Moraes, who also heads Brazil’s top election court, has spearheaded a crackdown on fake news, hate speech and incitement in Latin America’s largest nation, citingas a singular threat to its democracy. Caught in the dragnet are influencers and politicians on the political right who call his actions partisan and a curb on freedom of expression.team said the company has been “forced” by the court to block some accounts in Brazil.
It wasn’t immediately known which accounts were affected and why, though previous takedown orders have targeted accounts allegedly carrying fake news and hate speech.Musk, in response to a user about compliance, said later that the company would reinstate the affected accounts even at the risk of losing business.
“We are lifting all restrictions. This judge has applied massive fines, threatened to arrest our employees and cut off access to X in Brazil,” Muskon the platform. “As a result, we will probably lose all revenue in Brazil and have to shut down our office there.”Musk also promised to publish details of how the order violates Brazilian law. “This judge has brazenly and repeatedly betrayed the constitution and people of Brazil.
“We cannot live in a society in which billionaires domiciled abroad have control of social networks and put themselves in a position to violate the rule of law, failing to comply with court orders and threatening our authorities. Social peace is non-negotiable,” heThey were thought to be hostages in Gaza. Israeli raids found they were dead.
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