Rio DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian Supreme Court panel has upheld the ban of Elon Musk’s social media platform X amid the judiciary’s long-running dispute with the billionaire.
The majority of the court’s panel agreed with the earlier decision of Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes to block X in Brazil, the news portal G1 reported on Monday.
On Friday, the judge had ordered "immediate and complete suspension” of X, formerly Twitter, throughout the country until the court’s judicial decisions are complied with and the fines imposed are paid.
De Moraes accuses X of taking insufficient action against the spread of hate speech and fake news.
Musk, for his part, accuses the judge of censorship and labelled him an "evil dictator.” The judge demanded that X block the accounts of right-wing activists who spread conspiracy theories and false information. Musk described the demand as unlawful. (DPA)