Elon Musk Issues Ominous Warning to Americans After X Is Banned from Brazil
Tesla owner Elon Musk issued a stark warning to Americans after his company, X, was banned by radical Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
The Brazilian Supreme Court Justice said it banned X because Musk refused to name a legal representative in the country.
X’s Global Affairs disputed this, writing:
“Soon, we expect Judge Alexandre de Moraes will order X to be shut down in Brazil – simply because we would not comply with his illegal orders to censor his political opponents.”
“These enemies include a duly elected Senator and a 16-year-old girl, among others.”
“When we attempted to defend ourselves in court, Judge de Moraes threatened our Brazilian legal representative with imprisonment.”
“Even after she resigned, he froze all of her bank accounts.”
“Our challenges against his manifestly illegal actions were either dismissed or ignored. Judge de Moraes’ colleagues on the Supreme Court are either unwilling or unable to stand up to him,” Global Affairs said.
Soon, we expect Judge Alexandre de Moraes will order X to be shut down in Brazil – simply because we would not comply with his illegal orders to censor his political opponents. These enemies include a duly elected Senator and a 16-year-old girl, among others.
When we attempted…
— Global Government Affairs (@GlobalAffairs) August 29, 2024
X was banned in Brazil on Friday afternoon:
“Elon Musk showed his total disrespect for Brazilian sovereignty and, in particular, for the judiciary, setting himself up as a true supranational entity and immune to the laws of each country,” Justice Alexandre de Moraes wrote in his decision.
“The justice said the platform will stay suspended until it complies with his orders, and also set a daily fine of 50,000 reais ($8,900) for people or companies using VPNs to access it,” AP reported.
Musk described the Brazilian Supreme Court Justice as an “evil dictator.”
Alexandre de Moraes is an evil dictator cosplaying as a judge. https://t.co/ZIV8KbDCmk
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 30, 2024
The Space X owner also warned that free speech will likely disappear if Kamala Harris ‘wins’ the 2024 election.
“Censorship is a certainty if Dems win,” Elon Musk, claiming he “wouldn’t be surprised to see X suspended in the US if the Democrats come into power again.”
Censorship is a certainty if Dems win https://t.co/oQBshOI0qs
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 30, 2024
Harris and Tim Walz have repeatedly attacked free speech, and will no doubt put massive retstrictions on X, if they don’t ban it completely in the event of them winning the 2024 election.
It’s worth noting that Tim Walz once said, “There is no guarantee of free speech based on misinformation or hate speech, especially in our democracy.”
However, the First Amendment and the US Supreme Court say otherwise.
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“Freedom of speech is under massive attack around the world,” Elon Musk said.
Freedom of speech is under massive attack around the world https://t.co/01L9HeUYct
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 30, 2024
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