- Elon Musk is at loggerheads with Brazil's Supreme Court justices.
- Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered X to block accounts related to the misinformation investigation.
- Mr. Musk said that X would not respond, so Mr. de Moraes launched a separate investigation into Mr. Musk.
Another day, another feud with Elon Musk.
Musk's conflict with Brazil's Supreme Court judges came to a head over the weekend, when Judge Alexandre de Moraes opened an investigation into X owners for obstruction of justice.
Mr. Musk said Mr. de Moraes violated Brazil's constitution and said he should resign or be impeached.
According to the Associated Press, De Moraes previously blocked certain accounts of He was said to have ordered him to do so.
Saturday, X's Global Government Affairs Account Verified Musk was forced to block “certain popular accounts in Brazil” – and personally called for them de moraes.
But on the same day, Musk said that X would not block the accounts in question.
“Remove all restrictions” he wrote to x. “This judge threatened to impose huge fines, arrest employees, and cut off access to But principles are more important than profits.''
on sunday, Mr Musk added: He publicly shared all of de Moraes' demands, Encouraged users to download a virtual private network.
Musk had not made the order public as of Monday morning.
Mr. de Moraes fired back late Sunday, launching a separate investigation into Mr. Musk over whether he engaged in obstruction of justice, criminal organization, or abetting a crime.
In his latest ruling, de Moraes reportedly said: “Brazil's flagrant act of obstruction of justice, incitement of a crime, public threat to disobey court orders, and future cooperation from the platform. “The absence is a fact that disrespects Brazil's sovereignty.” A.P.
The ruling also states that each account that is reopened will be subject to a fine of approximately $20,000 per day, and those responsible for failing to comply with the court will be held accountable.
X responded to Business Insider's request for comment with an automatic reply. De Moraes did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Mr. Musk has drawn the line at Brazil's requests, and the company has fought back but ultimately bowed to other countries' leaders in the past.
In February, the X Global Government Affairs team posted that the Indian government had ordered some accounts to be censored.
“As per the order, we will refrain from these accounts and posts within India only,” the team said. “However, we disagree with these actions and insist that freedom of expression should extend to these posts.”
The company too I agree to block my account In Turkey, it followed a government order to shut down content ahead of last year's elections.
