What to know about Elon Musk's 'free speech' feud with a Brazilian judge

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What to know about Elon Musk's 'free speech' feud with a Brazilian judge
Alexandre De MoraesJair BolsonaroBrazil
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Headline-grabbing billionaire Elon Musk is clashing with a Supreme Court justice in Brazil over free speech, far-right accounts and...

in Brazil over free speech , far-right accounts and misinformation on X, the social media platform Musk bought when it was Twitter .and transformed what people see on the site. As its owner and perhaps most influential user, he's also used it to try to sway political discourse around the world. His latest entanglement is inside the nation of 203 million people that has the largest population and economy in South America.

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.

Musk had accused the journalists in late 2022 of sharing private information about his whereabouts that he described as “basically assassination coordinates.” He provided no evidence for that claim, though earlier Musk decidedresearchers violated the site’s terms of service X’s legal representatives in Brazil, law firm Pinheiro Neto, declined to comment. X did not respond to a message for comment.That depends on Musk and X’s actions. If they reinstate the accounts in Brazil, the company will face fines — at least. While fines have generally not phased Musk, experts say they could increase and X could even face suspension.

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