Musk’s Right-Wing Allies Seize on Brazil X Ban Heading Into Elections
- Judge’s edict could fuel conservative votes at home and in US
- Billionaire’s free-speech mantra has drawn growing following
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Brazil’s ban of social-media platform X may be an economic setback for owner Elon Musk, but it’s also a potential political opportunity for the billionaire and his right-wing allies.
Since the network’s shutdown over the weekend, heated arguments about freedom of speech, fake news and online censorship have erupted in Brazil and the US — energizing conservative political movements just as they head into elections in both nations.