Brazil bans Twitter but not Facebook

[edjr 6,578]

seems very liberal of them

[Mike Honcho 5,096]

 

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BBC Brazil's Supreme Court has upheld a ban on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

The judges voted unanimously in favour of the measure, meaning the ban will stay in place.

X has been suspended in Brazil since the early hours of Saturday after it failed to appoint a new legal representative in the country before a court-imposed deadline.

It is the latest development in a feud between Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes and X's owner Elon Musk which began in April, when the judge ordered the suspension of dozens of accounts for allegedly spreading disinformation.

Justice Moraes had called for the five-member panel to rule on the suspension, which has caused division in Brazil.

One of the justices, Flávio Dino, argued that "freedom of expression is closely linked to a duty of responsibility".

"The first can't exist without the second, and vice-versa," he added.

Reacting to the decision to ban X, Mr Musk had earlier said: "Free speech is the bedrock of democracy and an unelected pseudo-judge in Brazil is destroying it for political purposes."

In his ruling, Justice Moraes gave companies, including Apple and Google, a five-day deadline to remove X from its app stores and block its use on iOS and Android devices.

He added that individuals or businesses that are found to still be accessing X by using virtual private networks (VPNs) could be fined R$50,000 ($8,910; £6,780).

X closed its office in Brazil last month, saying its representative had been threatened with arrest if she did not comply with orders it described as "censorship", which it said was illegal under Brazilian law.

Justice Moraes had ordered that X accounts accused of spreading disinformation - many of which belonged to supporters of the former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro - must be blocked while they are under investigation.

Brazil is said to be one of the largest markets for Mr Musk's social media network.

With access to X blocked, many Brazilians have been turning to microblogging platform Bluesky as an alternative.

Bluesky announced on Saturday that it had registered half a million new users in the South American country over the two previous days alone.

Among those pointing followers to his Bluesky account was Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who on Thursday tweeted links to his social media accounts on platforms other than X.

Lula's Bluesky profile was top of the list, which also included links to his Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads, TikTok and Facebook accounts.

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber expressed her delight at the influx of new users, posting in Portuguese and English: "Good job Brazil, you made the right choice."

 

 

[thegeneral 2,891]

The weird part is Brazil is big asss country. Figured Elon would be simpatico.

[edjr 6,578]

29 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said:

 

 

you believe that nonsense?

[Mike Honcho 5,096]

12 minutes ago, edjr said:

you believe that nonsense?

Multiple outlets are reporting it as such. The only way it would be "nonsense" is if Facebook & others didn't have a representative and if that were the case, don't you think Musk and others would be broadcasting that to high heaven.  Occam's razor dude, simplest answer usually is the correct one. 

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Brazil began banning access to X on Saturday after the company missed a deadline to appoint a legal representative to Brazil – and anyone found trying to get around the blockage by using VPNs could face daily fines of nearly $9,000, according to The Associated Press. 

"Elon Musk showed his total disrespect for Brazilian sovereignty and, in particular, for the judiciary, setting himself up as a true supranational entity and immune to the laws of each country," the news agency quoted Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes as saying Friday in his ruling. 

Moraes reportedly added in his ruling that Brazilian law mandates internet service companies to have representatives in the country so they can be alerted when there are local court decisions that require their action, such as the removal of illicit content or election misinformation. 

 

 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,236]

liberals always support this

 

silence to those who oppose them

 

 

[HellToupee 1,583]

20 minutes ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

liberals always support this

 

silence to those who oppose them

 

 

It’s funny how that happens 

[Mike Honcho 5,096]

31 minutes ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

liberals always support this

 

silence to those who oppose them

 

 

Support a countries sovereignty to enforce their laws---yeah, in most cases.  

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,236]

17 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said:

Support a countries sovereignty to enforce their laws---yeah, in most cases.  

 

most of you support it here so spare me

 

I mean hell, Biden tried to create a dept of misinformation

[thegeneral 2,891]

Guess the Brazilians will have to share their soccer memes on FB until Elon gets his shet figured out. 

[jerryskids 6,558]

Can we still get photos of their female beach volleyball players' asses?  That's my biggest concern.   

[Reality 3,092]

2 hours ago, Mike Honcho said:

Support a countries sovereignty to enforce their laws---yeah, in most cases.  

Lol

[jonmx 2,424]

The authoritarian left believes that you must bend the knee to your master.  

[frank 2,276]

The cost will be in the Brazilians. 

[edjr 6,578]

8 minutes ago, frank said:

The cost will be in the Brazilians. 

ever have a manzilian?

[purdygood 333]

Changing the name to X was stupid. I guess not as stupid as buying the company to begin with.   What a "genius". 

[HotRod 69]

Cross Brazil off vacation spots for the future

[thegeneral 2,891]

Been to Brazil for work a few times. Elon strokes a check this is cleared up toot sweet.

[edjr 6,578]