Brazil's Justice Moraes Fines X R$700,000 Over Censorship Non-Compliance, Musk Comments

Jun 30, 2024, 08:32 PM

Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has fined X R$700,000 for failing to comply with censorship orders related to posts criticizing a politician. Moraes, who has been involved in political censorship, ordered X to delete the posts within two hours, threatening a R$100,000 fine for non-compliance. Despite X withholding the posts in Brazil, Moraes increased the fine. Elon Musk commented, 'The law is violating the law.'