Elon Musk said he would ignore the order and demanded that Brazil uphold free speech principles.
Musk's voice isn't helping the country's debate on free speech, a civil liberties expert told BI.
AdvertisementElon Musk is wading into a war with Brazil over orders from the country's Supreme Court to ban certain X accounts that helped spread election misinformation.
However, the country's protection of free speech is not absolute, giving the federal government greater discretion to ban certain types of speech — like hate speech.
And it's this type of speech that Musk is going to bat for in Brazil — speech that can have serious implications for the country.
Persons:
Elon Musk, —, Elon, isn't, Musk, Alexandre de Moraes, de Moraes, De Moraes, Jair Bolsonaro, Alimonti, Bolsonaro, Donald Trump, country's, brazenly, Jack Dorsey, Charles Breyer, Musk's, Breyer
Organizations:
Brazilian, Court, Service, Associated Press, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Nazi, Musk, Business, X Corp, Media Matters
Locations:
Brazil, China, India, Turkey