Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations

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Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations

Elon Musk attends a symposium on “Antisemitism Online” during the ********* ******* Association conference in Krakow, on Jan. 22, 2024.

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A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Wednesday threatened to shut down the local operations of X, formerly

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, unless its 

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 names a legal representative in Brazil within 24 hours.

The order from Justice Alexandre de Moraes is the latest development in an ongoing feud with Musk’s platform. The company 

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 over free speech, accounts associated with the far-right and misinformation on the platform, and it claims to be a victim of censorship.

Earlier this month, X said it 

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 “effective immediately,” saying de Moraes had threatened its legal representative in the country with arrest.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday 

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 in a reply to a post from the company’s global government affairs account on the social platform.

“In case of non-compliance with the determination, the decision could bring about suspension of the social media network’s activities in Brazil,” the court said in a statement.

In the ******* States, free speech is a constitutional right that’s much more permissive than in many countries, including Brazil, where de Moraes in April ordered an investigation into Musk over the dissemination of defamatory fake news and another probe over possible obstruction, incitement and ********* organization.

Brazil’s political right has long characterized 

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 to clamp down on free speech and engage in political persecution. His defenders have said his actions are lawful, supported by at least the majority of the court’s bench, and have served to protect democracy at a time in which it is imperiled.

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