Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has fined X R$700,000 for failing to comply with censorship orders related to posts criticizing a politician. Moraes, who has been involved in political censorship, ordered X to delete the posts within two hours, threatening a R$100,000 fine for non-compliance. Despite X withholding the posts in Brazil, Moraes increased the fine. Elon Musk commented, 'The law is violating the law.'
“The law is violating the law.” — Elon Musk https://t.co/lW1aGamj2C
NEWS: Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes fined X R$700,000 for not complying with censorship orders on posts criticizing a politician. X was ordered to delete the posts within 2 hours, facing a R$100,000 fine. X withheld the posts in Brazil, but Moraes increased… https://t.co/f5voDK6lpN https://t.co/Hfki84OjhF
𝕏 is adhering to the law, but it looks like the law itself is violating the law in Brazil. https://t.co/3knfuyUQ9x
We feel the need to comment on the widespread reporting in Brazilian news media regarding Justice Alexandre de Moraes’s most recent confrontational orders. According to reports in the Brazilian press, on his own authority, Moraes ordered X to delete posts criticizing a…
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Could someone alert @ggreenwald to this story? The case is under the supervision of Alexandre de Moraes, who has been involved in political censorship. The Attorney General's Office believes denying politicized Russian extradition requests is a "discredit" to international law. https://t.co/qknnqpH7VK https://t.co/CtaHzvD1OE