Welp, it looks like another country has decided that free speech isn't too important.
For months, Elon Musk has been fighting for X in Brazil, but this afternoon Alexandre de Moraes of Brazil's Supreme Court has banned the website from the country.
And they'll fine you if you use a VPN to try and access the site.
Brazil's top court ordered the immediate suspension of X in the country after its billionaire owner Elon Musk defied orders 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.
They're banning a social media app to fight "fake news" and "hate speech" to "save Democracy™!"
Man, where have I heard that sort of rhetoric before?
Gee, I hope this isn't a blueprint for 4 more years of Democrats in the White House.
This has been developing for a few days now, Elon let us know exactly what he thought of the judge yesterday.
It may not have helped his case, but you've gotta credit his boldness.
If you want to know more about this case, Glenn Greenwald has covered it well.
A sad day for free speech.
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