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April 29, 2024

Are Brazil’s Efforts to Rein in Musk Curtailing Speech?

Billionaire Elon Musk, the CEO of social media site X, formerly Twitter, is in a feud with Brazil’s Supreme Court over misinformation spread on the site. // File Photo: U.S. Air Force.

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Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Brazil’s ambassador to the United States: “Brazil and the United States are consolidated democracies that, in recent years, have had to cope with the rise of movements willing to subvert the rule of law and society’s peaceful coexistence through disinformation and even force. The inherent violence of these movements was on full display in the United States on January 6, 2021, and in Brazil on January 8, 2023, when attempts were made to forcibly deny the people of Brazil and the United States the legitimate right to choose their representatives. The request by Brazil’s judiciary to suspend accounts on the X platform is part of the ongoing investigation into the events of Jan. 8. The request for suspension was made in accordance with…”

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