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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  • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.worldEnglish
    185·
    4 months ago

    Scary to think you’d be arrested for using a social media site.

    Scary to think conservatives have power anywhere on planet earth, given how they just make random shit up and then accuse people of that made up bullshit whenever they want. Scary to think how conservatism is the single biggest threat to humanity and should be eradicated. Scary to think.

    • intensely_human@lemm.eeEnglish
      36·
      4 months ago

      Have you heard of the research showing conservativism is highly associated with Big Five personality traits (which are considered mostly immutable)?

      I hope you understand the implications of that finding when paired with a statement like:

      conservatism is the single biggest threat to humanity and should be eradicated

    • tee900@lemmy.worldEnglish
      511·
      4 months ago

      Sorry are you memeing or did you want to talk about something? What are you suggesting be done?

      • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.worldEnglish
        75·
        4 months ago

        Talk? 🤣 The time for talk was several years ago. It is not possible for a conservative to enter any discussion in good faith, as every word uttered by a conservative is either deception or manipulation. Every word.