Elon Musk's X to end operations in Brazil 'effective immediately' following spat with judge
Billionaire Elon Musk who owns X (formerly Twitter)
Social media platform X on Saturday (Aug 17) said it was shutting down its operations in Brazil "effective immediately" following "censorship orders" from Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes.
The firm, owned by US billionaire Elon Musk, claimed its representative in the South American country was threatened by the Supreme Court judge with legal action if it did not comply with legal orders to take down some content.
"Moraes has chosen to threaten our staff in Brazil rather than respect the law or due process," X's Global Government Affairs account posted.
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"As a result, to protect the safety of our staff, we have made the decision to close our operation in Brazil, effective immediately," the statement added.
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In a post on X, Muskdubbed JusticeAlexandre as an "utter disgrace." "Due to demands by 'Justice'Alexandre in Brazil that would require us to break (in secret) Brazilian, Argentinian, American and international law, 𝕏 has no choice but to close our local operations in Brazil. He is an utter disgrace to justice," wrote Musk.
Dispute between X and Judge Alexandre de Moraes
Earlier this year,Moraes ordered X to take down accounts accused of posting fake news and spreading hatredduring the regime of formerPresident Jair Bolsonaro.
Musk called the order "unconstitutional,"and moved to unblock the previously-banned accounts. Following this,Moraes ordered an inquiry into the US billionaire.
But later, an X representative told the Supreme Court that it would comply with the legal ruling and block the accounts.
However, inApril this year, X lawyers argued that"operational faults" allowed some banned accounts to stay afloat on the social media platform, leading to a partial implementation of the top court's order.
(With inputs from agencies)