Elon Musk takes on communists in Brazil free speech battle

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Brazil’s Supreme Court earlier this week upheld a ban on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, as an international battle over free speech appears to be reaching a crescendo.

X’s suspension comes on the heels of a showdown between Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes and Musk that stretches back to April when Moraes ordered Musk to suspend dozens of accounts accused of sharing “disinformation.” Following the feud, Moraes ordered Musk to be criminally investigated and created a five-member panel to review X’s suspension. That panel voted Monday to uphold the ban on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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