Brazil’s Supreme Court has launched an investigation into American businessman Elon Musk after he said he would reactivate accounts on his social platform X that a judge ordered blocked. This was reported by the Reuters agency.
Musk appealed Judge Alessandre de Moraes’ decision, saying it was unconstitutional. It is not revealed what user accounts the judge ordered X to block. Moraes is investigating the case of “digital militias” accused of spreading fake news and hate speech under former President Jair Bolsonaro. The judge is also examining the case related to the coup attempt in Brazil.
Musk stated that the judge’s decision against Company X “betrays the constitution and the people of Brazil”, and due to tax and social platform restrictions on them, the company’s office in Brazil may be closed, but “principles are more important than profit”.
In response, Judge Moraes added Musk to an investigation related to fake news on social media and opened an investigation into “obstruction of justice.”
“X shall be restrained from disregarding any order already made by the court, including reactivating any account that has been blocked by the Supreme Court,” Moraes’ ruling read.
If X does not comply with the court order to block the accounts, he must pay a fine of 100,000 reais ($19,740) per day.
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