Elon Musk refuses Brazil censorship demands: ‘Principles matter more than profit’

[rexpotter]

London CNN  — 

Brazil’s attorney general has called for social media platforms in the country to be regulated after Elon Musk threatened to disobey a court order banning certain accounts on X and lashed out against “aggressive censorship.”

In a post on X Sunday, Attorney General Jorge Messias wrote: “It is urgent to regulate social networks. We cannot live in a society in which billionaires domiciled abroad have control of social networks and put themselves in a position to violate the rule of law, failing to comply with court orders and threatening our authorities.”

In a statement, Brazil’s Supreme Court described Musk’s defiance as a “flagrant” obstruction of justice and said he should be investigated by the police. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes announced Sunday that he would open an inquiry into the billionaire businessman who owns X.

[Jingthing]

Musk has principles?

[eisfeld]

Seems like Musks opinion also matters more than the rule of law (to him at least).

 

He is becoming more and more a liability for all the businesses he's involved in.

 

He said he'd step away and perform a more non-executive chairman role. Why does he still seem to control the day to day business of Twitter? To me it looks like he just needs drama and attention all the time.

[sammieuk1]

What an obnoxious turd this poundshop Trump is 🤔

[metisdead]

 

 

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