A standoff between Elon Musk and Brazil escalated on Sunday when a Supreme Court judge opened an inquiry into the billionaire after Musk said he would reactivate accounts on the social media platform X that the judge had ordered blocked.

Musk, the owner of X and a self-declared free speech absolutist, has challenged a decision by Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordering the blocking of certain accounts. He has said X, formerly known as Twitter, would lift all the restrictions because they were unconstitutional and called on Moraes to resign.

Neither Musk, X nor Brazilian authorities have disclosed which social media accounts were ordered blocked. X first posted about the order to block on Saturday but it was not immediately clear when the order was issued.

Moraes is investigating “digital militias” that have been accused of spreading fake news and hate messages during the government of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and is also leading an investigation into an alleged coup attempt by Bolsonaro.

  • @jordanlundMEnglish
    14•7 months ago

    Multiple reports on this comment for “lies and disinformation”, and while I don’t have a dog in this fight other than to say Moraes is the spitting image of Lex fucking Luthor, the statement that “He condemned people to 17 years in prison for vandalism” is, at best, incorrect. He sentenced them for Brazils equivalent of January 6th:

    https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2023/09/14/supreme-court-minister-alexanre-de-moraes-votes-for-sentencing-first-coup-plotter-to-17-years-in-prison

    Which is on par with what we see here for some 1/6ers:

    https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4182198-here-are-the-5-longest-jan-6-sentences-so-far/

    • @[email protected]English
      -12•7 months ago

      Multiple reports on this comment for “lies and disinformation”

      Id like to know what is a lie or “misinformation”, whatever that means

      “He condemned people to 17 years in prison for vandalism” is, at best, incorrect.

      How so? Any argument here or just a feeling?

      Brazils equivalent of January 6th:

      Brasil is one country, USA is another. Different constitutions and criminal codes, etc

      Which is on par with what we see here for some 1/6ers:

      So what? Different countries

      Also, i posted a long comment giving historical context of what is happening. You guys come and censor me without any argument other than “people dont like what you said”. Let them downvote me so. If this is “misinformation”, let people respond with their own versions and then the readers can decide for themselves.

        • @[email protected]English
          -4•7 months ago

          It wasn’t simply “vandalism” and attempting to phrase it that way is absolutely a lie.

          65% of brasilians think it was vandalism and not a coup. But maybe you know better. Anyway, the way you dismissed everything that i said over one statement (wich is correct, according to the brasilian population, and therefore if you disagree its you whos wrong by going against the democratic outcome of the internal discussion) shows a lot. Keep up the great job

          https://www.poder360.com.br/pesquisas/65-acham-que-8-de-janeiro-foi-vandalismo-diz-datafolha/

          • @jordanlundMEnglish
            10•7 months ago

            It doesn’t matter what a majority of Brazilians think, a majority of Americans have been led to believe 1/6 was a harmless tourist event.

            They’re absolutely wrong about that and the video evidence, charging documents, convictions, and jail time bear that out.

              • @jordanlundMEnglish
                7•7 months ago

                Amazing that lawyers and judges know more about criminal charges than average citizens?

                w⁠(⁠°⁠ｏ⁠°⁠)⁠w

              • @[email protected]English
                6•7 months ago

                It really doesn’t matter. The majority of the population are neither lawyers nor judges. The argument you are making is not relevant.