Brazilian president makes comments after supreme court votes to uphold X ban over refusal to obey court orders

The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has said he hopes the crisis surrounding the social network X in Brazil might teach the world that “it isn’t obliged to put up with [Elon] Musk’s far-right free-for-all just because he is rich”.

Lula’s comments to the network CNN Brasil came after the supreme court voted unanimously on Monday to uphold the ban on X, which is now largely inaccessible in one of its biggest global markets.

The suspension was first ordered on Friday as a result of the company’s refusal to obey court orders requiring the removal of profiles accused of spreading disinformation and for the social network to name a local legal representative.

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  • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    625·
    3 months ago

    Did you know that one single Judge has been given the power the censor the Internet? Do you know that no justification needs to be released to the public about WHY a person, account, or post is being censored, removed, or banned?

    Replace judge with CEO and ask the question again.

    • Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      12·
      2 months ago

      That’s not the point. We already know Musk is bad.

      Not sure why the judge can’t be bad too.

      I guess saying “Elon bad” is enough to be a hero in Lemmy’s eyes?

    • Buelldozer@lemmy.todayEnglish
      530·
      3 months ago

      Replace judge with CEO and ask the question again.

      The CEO can’t threaten to throw you in prison and freeze your bank accounts, two things that this Judge did. That’s why Xitter doesn’t have a Legal Representative in the country anymore. The last one resigned after being threatened by the Judge and Xitter won’t appointment a new one because of that.

      But sure, a CEO has exactly the same power as a Supreme Court Justice. Literally no difference at all.