Last updated on August 29th, 2024 at 07:16 pm
Sao Paulo: The media platform announced Saturday it was pulling all activities from Brazil due to what it called unwarranted censorship orders from Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes.
Threats and Censorship
X argues that Moraes sent a secret warning to a lawyer working with the organization in Brazil that he would be arrested if the platform did not follow the legal orders to take down some content; s decision that has generated polemics, and fear to press freedom and judicial pass over.
Official Reaction and Legal Background
Equally, Moraes is a judge with Brazil’s Supreme Court, which has not spoken to the allegations so far. This is a great intensification of the war between X and the Brazilian authorities over content moderation.
Repercussions and Reactions
The eventual effect is that the closure of X’s operations in Brazil will affect its user and operation base in the country. This fact brings into question the future of regulation over digital content in the country, judicial power, and freedom of the media.
