How One Brazilian Judge Could Suspend Elon Musk’s X

SAO PAULO — It’s a showdown between the world’s richest man and a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. The justice, Alexandre de Moraes, has threatened to suspend social media giant X nationwide if its billionaire owner Elon Musk doesn’t swiftly comply with one of his orders. Musk has responded with insults, including calling de Moraes a “tyrant” and “a dictator.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] It is the latest chapter in the monthslong feud between the two men over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation.

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