Brazil goes to war with Elon Musk
Why the country has banned X formerly known as Twitter.
Brazil’s Supreme Court has banned the social media platform X - formerly known as Twitter. It was one of the platform’s biggest markets, with millions of Brazilians using it. The boss of X, Elon Musk, has complained that the move is destroying free speech but the country's top judge says it is necessary to stop the spread of disinformation.
Katya Adler speaks with Daniel Gallas and Leandro Prazeres from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Brazil about the battle between free speech and disinformation in Brazil. And if other countries could follow Brazil’s lead in blocking access to X.
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