Elon Musk is clashing with a bald, athletically built Supreme Court justice in Brazil over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation on X.
New Insider Deals are here, and you’re going to love them!FILE - Elon Musk appears at an event in London, on Nov. 2, 2023. A crusading Brazilian Supreme Court justice included Musk as a target in an ongoing investigation over the dissemination of fake news and opened a separate investigation late Sunday, April 7, 2024, into the executive for alleged obstruction. 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 overturnwith his bald head, athletic build and sweeping black robe. In his escalating attacks on the judge, Musk called him “Brazil's Darth Vader.
In his decision to investigate Musk, de Moraes accused him of waging a public “disinformation campaign” about the top court’s actions.While Musk has railed against what he perceives as the censorship of certain viewpoints by Twitter's previous administration, he's also tried to silence critics he doesn't agree with, including
But U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer dismissed the suit, writing in his order that it was “unabashedly and vociferously about one thing,” punishing the nonprofit for its speech.Brazil is a key market for X and other platforms. About 40 million Brazilians, or about 18% of the population, access X at least once per month, according to the market research group eMarketer.
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