TECH - Elon Musk Calls Brazilian Supreme Court's Account Blocking Demands 'Draconian' Pitches This Workaround To Evade Potential Ban On X | Benzinga
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is challenging the Brazilian Supreme Court's order to block certain accounts on his social media platform, X, formerly Twitter. He called the court's demands "draconian" and condemned the censorship attempts.
What Happened: Musk publicly criticized Justice Alexandre de Moraes for his decision to block specific accounts.
Musk, in a series of posts on X, accused the judge of violating the Brazilian constitution and called for his resignation or impeachment.
"This judge has brazenly and repeatedly betrayed the constitution and people of Brazil. He should resign or be impeached."
Musk was particularly critical of de Moraes, saying, "Shame @Alexandre, shame."
Coming shortly, 𝕏 will publish everything demanded by @Alexandre and how those requests violate Brazilian law. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 7, 2024
This judge has brazenly and repeatedly betrayed the constitution and people of Brazil. He should resign or be impeached.
Shame @Alexandre, shame.
He also announced that X would lift all restrictions on the undisclosed accounts and publish the order details despite the judge’s prohibition.
Musk further stated that X faced fines, threats of employee arrests, and the possibility of losing all revenue in Brazil, but he emphasized ...