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This is yet another chapter to hold technology companies accountable in the country,
said Clara Iglesias Keller, a researcher at the WZB Berlin Social Sciences Center who studies information technology regulation It is regrettable to lose this platform because it is extremely popular in Brazil.”
Thaynara Oliveira Gomes, a Brazilian influencer who has over one million followers on X, said in a text message Alexandre de Moraes equates us to countries like Iran, North Korea and China by banning X,
representative Julia Zanatta, a conservative lawmaker who has been critical of Moraes, said in a statement He has supreme executive, judicial and legislative power, aka dictator,
I've got the feeling that I have no idea what’s happening in the world right now. Bizarre,
entertainment writer and heavy X user Chico Barney wrote on Threads The tyrant de Voldemort is crushing the people's right to free speech,
A furious Musk took to X following the ban, saying ... likening de Moraes to the evil wizard in the Harry Potter series We have a right to defend fundamental rights
Moraes, who rarely gives interviews, and who in his most recent statements on the subject has avoided mentioning Musk or X by name, said on Friday Absolutely. In addition, there will be reciprocal confiscation of assets of those who support the current regime in Brazil to pay for their illegal actions."
There is growing evidence that fake judge @Alexandre engaged in serious, repeated & deliberate election interference in Brazil’s last presidential election."
In this post, he is quoted saying Investing in Brazil under their current administration is insane. When there is new leadership, that will hopefully change."
In a post on Sunday (IST), Musk said Anyone with examples or evidence to this effect, please reply to this post."
While having no evidence of his own, Musk asked others for the same, and said Under Brazilian law, that would mean up to 20 years in prison. And, I’m sorry to say that it appears that some former Twitter employees were complicit in helping him do so."
He further goes on to add It not only affects our freedom of expression, but also undermines the confidence of international companies in operating on Brazilian soil, with impacts ranging from national security to the quality of the information that reaches our citizens,
We need to leave this state of apathy and stop the worst from happening,
the pro-Bolsonaro lawmaker, whose profiles were temporarily blocked by de Moraes in 2022, also said I’ve used VPNs a lot in authoritarian countries like China to continue accessing news sites and social networks,
Maurício Santoro, a political science professor at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, said on the platform before its shutdown Tyrants want to turn Brazil into another commie dictatorship but we won’t back down. I repeat: do not vote on those who don’t respect free speech. Orwell was right,
right-wing congressman Nikolas Ferreira, one of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s closest allies, published before X went off Wait a lot of my fan pages are Brazilian!!! Come back hold up!!,
Cardi B said Friday on X. ... A fan page dedicated to Timothé I kind of lost touch with what’s going on around the world,
They're shutting down the #1 source of truth in Brazil,
Musk said in a post on X on Friday I’m going to radicalise, even it I do it on my own,
vowed Nikolas Ferreira, a prominent rightwing congressman, in the hours before X was blocked