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X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge's content orders

www.cnbc.com X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge's content orders

X, owned by Elon Musk, claims Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes threatened to arrest one of the company's legal representatives if it did not remove content.

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Musk has called the Moraes’ decisions regarding X “unconstitutional.”

Who would know more about Brazil's constitution? One of its Supreme Court Judge or Elon Musk?
- Insane how the Republicans made 'unconstitutional' into another meaningless buzzword in order to try and dodge the responsibility for Jan 6th.
  
  They had made it into a meaningless buzzword well before that.
- I’m not sure he means Brazil’s constitution.
Musk has called the Moraes’ decisions regarding X “unconstitutional".

Crazy how a foreign businessman dares making such claims. He really thinks he is the king of the world
- and which constitution exactly is he referencing?
  
  The imaginary one that says Jesus loves capitalism and the USA best, and everyone can say whatever they want—always.
Great! Now lets ALL adopt whatever policies that forced this action worldwide!
thank you very much, bye 🇧🇷🇧🇷
Can Brazil rent out that judge to Europe for a Sec?
Congratulations to our Brazilian friends here on Lemmy for their most excellent achievement. Bravo and well done.
Offices, it (Xitter) will be still available in Brazil.
- Aw.
Meh, only the office closed, the site is still accessible. Here's to hoping the escalation continues and xitter ends fully blocked
You mean twitter (now X)?
I hate Musk as much as anyone, but it's a shit decision by Brazil
- Is it not Musks decision? I thought the situation was more akin to "Your house your rules? I don't like your rules so I'm packing a bag and running away."
  
  You're defending censoring people who are speaking out against the government. How is that a good thing?
- Earlier this year, Moraes ordered X to block certain accounts, as he investigates so-called “digital militias” that have been accused of spreading fake news and hate messages during the government of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro.
  
  These people are the equivalent of Trump's cult followers, although I'm not on Twitter myself I am sure they are spreading fake news and any fight against it is a win in my point of view. I myself see these Bolsonaro lovers all the time and it's crazy how they are brainwashed. I know plenty of people who didn't take the COVID vaccine because of him.

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