Brazil'sSupreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday (Aug 28) gave an ultimatum toElon Musk saying thathis social media platform X will be permanently banned in the country if he does not appoint a legal representative within 24 hours.
The X owner Musk, in response, posted a seriesof pictures of the judge on the social media platform, which included an AI-generated image of Moraes in jail with the caption, “One day, Alexandre, this picture of you in prison will be real. Mark my words.”
Musk also shared a post insulting Moraes, which read, “Do you like my toilet paper?” along with an imageshowing the judge’s name written on the roll.
Do you like my toilet paper? pic.twitter.com/4NRMYBu1sm — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 29, 2024
In the second post, the X ownershared an AI-generated photo of the judge holding red lightsabers, insultingly saying he looks like “Voldemort and a Sith Lord had a baby and became the judge in Brazil.”
Grok “Generate an image as if Voldemort and a Sith Lord had a baby and he became a judge in Brazil”
It’s uncanny! 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/aTdVRg9jrw — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 29, 2024
The conflict between Moraesand Musk has escalated, especially after the X ownerpublicly made fun of the judge.
Musk also accusedMoraes of continuously violating the law he was supposed to protect and shareda post where X is atthe top of Brazil’s Apple App Store.
This “judge” has repeatedly broken the laws he has sworn to uphold https://t.co/JCOCVEPlnp — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 29, 2024
One X user commented on the post, “Elon, you and your team are working tirelessly to make this platform digitally the most versatile. Kudos, bro.”
The second user said, “I fear that Brazil can’t be saved anymore.”
(With inputs from agencies)