Billionaire Elon Musk is facing a dispute with a Supreme Court justice in Brazil regarding free speech, far-right accounts, and misinformation on X, the social media platform he acquired from Twitter. Musk's ownership of Twitter has led to significant changes in policies and content on the platform, as well as attempts to influence global political discourse. This latest conflict involves the largest country in South America, with a population of 203 million.
SAO PAULO — Headline-grabbbing billionaire Elon Musk is clashing with a Supreme Court justice in Brazil over free speech , far-right accounts and misinformation on X, the social media platform Musk bought when it was Twitter .
Some belong to a network known as “digital militias.” They were targeted by a five-year investigation overseen by de Moraes, initially for allegedly spreading defamatory fake news and threats against Supreme Court justices, and then after Bolsonaro's 2022 loss for inciting demonstrations across the country that were pushing to overturn President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's election.
Brazil’s political right has long characterized de Moraes as muzzling free speech and engaging in political persecution. Lawmakers from Bolsonaro’s circle have been imprisoned and his supporters’ homes raided. In his decision to investigate Musk, de Moraes accused him of waging a public “disinformation campaign” about the top court’s actions.
X had argued the center’s researchers violated the site’s terms of service by improperly compiling public tweets, and that its subsequent reports on the rise of hate speech cost X millions of dollars when advertisers fled.
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