How Brazil's Experiment Fighting Fake News Led to a Ban on X

[themgt]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/world/americas/brazil-x-ban-free-speech.html

[matheusmoreira]

Brazil didn't give these judges any of these powers. They gave it to themselves. This is not a democracy, this is a dictatorship of the judiciary.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39966382

[xenospn]

“To combat disinformation, Brazil gave one judge broad power to police the internet. Now, after he blocked X, some are wondering whether that was a good idea.”

Maybe they should tweet about it? Oh wait

[dhosier]

We have seen how lies and baseless conspiracy theories corrupt government and cause catastrophic damage. The authors of such sick drivel must be held accountable for the damage they do, and so must any platform that permits it.