Brazilian president makes comments after supreme court votes to uphold X ban over refusal to obey court orders

The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has said he hopes the crisis surrounding the social network X in Brazil might teach the world that “it isn’t obliged to put up with [Elon] Musk’s far-right free-for-all just because he is rich”.

Lula’s comments to the network CNN Brasil came after the supreme court voted unanimously on Monday to uphold the ban on X, which is now largely inaccessible in one of its biggest global markets.

The suspension was first ordered on Friday as a result of the company’s refusal to obey court orders requiring the removal of profiles accused of spreading disinformation and for the social network to name a local legal representative.

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  • CileTheSane@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 months ago

    He doesn’t have all the money. I have some money, Brazilians have money. It’s not enough to have most of the money and power if there’s more he can get.

    • digdilem@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      2 months ago

      He has more than anyone else in the history of the world. By any scale, he’s won at money.

      • CileTheSane@lemmy.caEnglish
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        2 months ago

        And yet he still wants more. It’s not enough to have most of the money, he needs to have all the money.