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One dead after two reported explosions near Brazil’s Supreme Court
1 month, 1 week ago

One dead after two reported explosions near Brazil’s Supreme Court

Al Jazeera  

Brazil’s Supreme Court has been evacuated as federal police swarm the area to investigate the evening attack. Federal police in Brazil are investigating after a pair of explosions rocked the heart of the country’s capital Brasilia, just steps away from the Federal Supreme Court. In the aftermath of the incident, the head of the Supreme Court, Luis Roberto Barroso, held …

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Brasilia, Brazil explosion: Explosives and timer found on suspect’s body after attack on top court
1 month, 1 week ago

Brasilia, Brazil explosion: Explosives and timer found on suspect’s body after attack on top court

CNN  

CNN — A man killed himself while detonating explosives after trying to enter Brazil’s Supreme Court in Brasilia on Wednesday, an attempted attack that appeared to be politically motivated and came as the country’s top tribunal finds itself under pressure over disinformation and extremism cases. The suspected attacker, Francisco Wanderley Luiz, was affiliated with former President Jair Bolsonaro’s right-wing Liberal …

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Brasilia, Brazil explosion: Explosives and timer found on suspect’s body after attack on top court
1 month, 1 week ago

Brasilia, Brazil explosion: Explosives and timer found on suspect’s body after attack on top court

CNN  

CNN — A man killed himself while detonating explosives after trying to enter Brazil’s Supreme Court in Brasilia on Wednesday, an attempted attack that appeared to be politically motivated and came as the country’s top tribunal finds itself under pressure over disinformation and extremism cases. The suspected attacker, Francisco Wanderley Luiz, was affiliated with former President Jair Bolsonaro’s right-wing Liberal …

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Brazil judge makes new requests to allow X to be reinstated from suspension
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil judge makes new requests to allow X to be reinstated from suspension

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday added conditions for Elon Musk’s X to have its service reestablished in the country, one day after the social media platform said it had complied with all the judge’s demands, including naming a legal representative. De Moraes said in a ruling that X may only be reinstated in …

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Before Brazil and Elon Musk: X’s history of run-ins with left and right
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Before Brazil and Elon Musk: X’s history of run-ins with left and right

Al Jazeera  

How X’s run-ins with foreign governments have shifted across the political spectrum under Musk’s leadership. All five judges on Brazil’s Supreme Court panel voted last week to uphold a ban on Elon Musk’s social media platform X in the country, rendering the mobile app inaccessible to almost 212 million users in Brazil. In January 2023, after a mob of ex-President …

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Why did Brazil’s Supreme Court ban X? | In Focus podcast
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Why did Brazil’s Supreme Court ban X? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

X has gone offline in Brazil. The country’s Supreme Court issued an order to block X in Brazil after Elon Musk refused to appoint a legal representative for the company in the country. This defiance came on the heels of repeated flouting of the court’s orders to block certain far-right accounts that were allegedly spreading disinformation. The judge who ordered …

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FACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim video shows Harris promising to censor X and owner Elon Musk
3 months, 3 weeks ago

FACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim video shows Harris promising to censor X and owner Elon Musk

Associated Press  

After a nationwide suspension of billionaire Elon Musk’s X platform in Brazil, social media users — including former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — are misrepresenting a years-old video of Vice President Kamala Harris to falsely claim that the Democratic presidential nominee has threatened to censor both X and Musk. CLAIM: A video clip portrays Harris as saying …

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Brazil X ban: Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge’s decision to block X nationwide
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil X ban: Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge’s decision to block X nationwide

The Hindu  

A Brazilian Supreme Court panel on Monday unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X nationwide, according to the court’s website. The suspension has also proceeded to set up a showdown between de Moraes and Musk’s satellite internet provider Starlink, which is refusing to enforce the justice's decision. Anatel’s President …

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Brazilians seek out social-media alternatives after ban on Elon Musk’s X
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazilians seek out social-media alternatives after ban on Elon Musk’s X

Live Mint  

When Brazilians logged on to Elon Musk’s X this weekend, they found a blank website with a simple message: “It’s not possible to access this site." “We even did a countdown to the ban," she said, describing how she and her friends watched X’s downfall unfold. “I won’t back down…Tyranny won’t prevail," Ferreira wrote on X shortly after the ban …

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Brazil Supreme Court unanimously upholds judge's decision to block Elon Musk's 'X' nationwide
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil Supreme Court unanimously upholds judge's decision to block Elon Musk's 'X' nationwide

New Indian Express  

RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian Supreme Court panel on Monday unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk's social media platform X nationwide, according to the court's website. Anatel's President Carlos Baigorri told local media GloboNews late Sunday afternoon that he has relayed Starlink's decision to Justice de Moraes. The arguments from Musk, a …

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Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge’s decision to block X nationwide
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge’s decision to block X nationwide

LA Times  

A Brazilian Supreme Court panel on Monday unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X nationwide, according to the court’s website. Some legal experts questioned the grounds for that decision and how it would be enforced, including Brazil’s bar association, which said it would request the Supreme Court review that …

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Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. X had posted on its official Global Government Affairs …

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Brazil begins blocking Elon Musk's social media platform X
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil begins blocking Elon Musk's social media platform X

ABC  

Brazil has begun blocking X after a Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the "immediate suspension" of the social media platform in the country. The move is the latest chapter in an ongoing feud between Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes and Elon Musk, which also included the freezing of the satellite internet provider Starlink's financial accounts in Brazil. Justice …

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How Elon Musk’s X could be suspended by one Brazilian judge in the coming hours
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How Elon Musk’s X could be suspended by one Brazilian judge in the coming hours

The Hindu  

It's a showdown between the world's richest man and a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. The justice, Alexandre de Moraes, has threatened to suspend social media giant X nationwide in the coming hours if its billionaire owner Elon Musk doesn't swiftly comply with one of his orders. De Moraes would first notify the nation’s telecommunications regulator, Anatel, who would then instruct …

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Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge

LA Times  

“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,” Brazilian Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes wrote. Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on the web and through …

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Brazil's Supreme Court vows to suspend X unless Elon Musk appoints a lawyer to represent the company
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil's Supreme Court vows to suspend X unless Elon Musk appoints a lawyer to represent the company

Daily Mail  

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice instructed Elon Musk to name a lawyer for his social media network X in Brazil by Thursday evening or face the messaging platform's suspension in the country. Brazilian Supreme Court justice, Alexandre de Moraes, requested on Wednesday that Elon Musk appoint an attorney to represent X, formerly Twitter, in the country by Thursday night. If …

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Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations in latest twist of ongoing feud
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations in latest twist of ongoing feud

The Hindu  

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Wednesday threatened to shut down the local operations of X, formerly Twitter, unless its billionaire owner Elon Musk names a legal representative in Brazil within 24 hours. Earlier this month, X said it was removing all remaining Brazil staff in the country “effective immediately,” saying de Moraes had threatened its legal representative in the …

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Social media platform X shuts down operations in Brazil
4 months, 1 week ago

Social media platform X shuts down operations in Brazil

The Hindu  

Media platform X said on Saturday it would close its operations in Brazil "effective immediately" due to what it called "censorship orders" by Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes. After Musk's challenges, X representatives reversed course and told Brazil's Supreme Court that the social media giant would comply with the legal rulings. Lawyers representing X in Brazil in April told the …

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Elon Musk's social media platform 'X' to close operations in Brazil over 'censorship orders'
4 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk's social media platform 'X' to close operations in Brazil over 'censorship orders'

India TV News  

Elon Musk’s media platform X said on Saturday that it would close its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to alleged “censorship orders” from Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes. Alexandre Moraes opened an inquiry earlier this year into the billionaire after Musk said he would reactivate accounts on X that the judge had ordered blocked. After Musk's challenges, X representatives …

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Elon Musk’s free speech mantra collides with crackdowns on hate speech and disinformation
4 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk’s free speech mantra collides with crackdowns on hate speech and disinformation

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk’s absolutist version of free speech has thrown the world’s richest man and his X social-media platform into the crosshairs of governments worldwide. Any attempt to rein in social-media expression runs headlong into Musk’s hands-off approach to user posts, a “free speech” pledge that he defends ardently on the website formerly known as Twitter, which he acquired for $44 …

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Elon Musk vs Justice Alexandre de Moraes: Know about X owner's ‘free speech’ feud with Brazil
8 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk vs Justice Alexandre de Moraes: Know about X owner's ‘free speech’ feud with Brazil

Hindustan Times  

Headline-grabbing billionaire Elon Musk is clashing with a Supreme Court justice in Brazil over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation on X, the social media platform Musk bought when it was Twitter. Free speech is a constitutional right in the United States but not in many other countries, including Brazil, where Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes this month ordered …

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Elon Musk slams Brazilian judge; top court orders probe. What's the case against X?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk slams Brazilian judge; top court orders probe. What's the case against X?

Hindustan Times  

Tensions between Elon Musk and Brazil escalated on Sunday when a Supreme Court judge initiated an inquiry into the billionaire's actions following Musk's announcement that he would reinstate accounts on the social media platform X, despite the judge's prior orders to block them. X owner Elon Musk Shortly after Musk initially criticised Judge Alexandre de Moraes, Brazil's Attorney General Jorge …

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Elon Musk will be investigated over fake news and obstruction in Brazil after a Supreme Court order
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk will be investigated over fake news and obstruction in Brazil after a Supreme Court order

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — A crusading Brazilian Supreme Court justice has included Elon Musk as a target in an ongoing investigation over the dissemination of fake news, and has opened a separate investigation into the U.S. business executive for alleged obstruction. In his decision, Justice Alexandre de Moraes noted that Musk on Saturday began waging a public “disinformation campaign” regarding …

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Brazil's Supreme Court judge opens an investigation of Elon Musk over misinformation
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazil's Supreme Court judge opens an investigation of Elon Musk over misinformation

NPR  

Brazil's Supreme Court judge opens an investigation of Elon Musk over misinformation Enlarge this image toggle caption Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP RIO DE JANEIRO — A crusading Brazilian Supreme Court justice included Elon Musk as a target in an ongoing investigation over the dissemination of fake news and opened a separate investigation late Sunday into the executive for alleged obstruction. …

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