Brazil Judge Bans X as Musk Challenges Top Court’s Orders

  • Move deepens top court’s feud with world’s richest person
  • Nation taking action to hold companies accountable for content
Elon Musk's Clash With Brazil Escalates
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Brazil’s top court determined the immediate suspension of X in the country after its billionaire owner Elon Musk refused to name a legal representative for the social network in Latin America’s largest nation.

The banning of the platform formerly known as Twitter caps a months-long feud between Musk and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is spearheading efforts to combat fake news and hate speech that he says are harming Brazil’s democracy.