• partial_accumen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    11 months ago

    Earlier this year, Moraes ordered X to block certain accounts, as he investigates so-called “digital militias” that have been accused of spreading fake news and hate messages during the government of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro.

    That sounds very “on brand” for the company these days.

    Should journalists start referring to the platform as “the far-right hate speech platform formerly known as Twitter”?

  • NoFuckingWaynado@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    11 months ago

    Brazil does not fuck around. They famously jailed several Microsoft execs when they didn’t hand over some emails a few years ago.

    Edit: Skype data not emails and one exec

  • Treczoks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    11 months ago

    I would not mind if my countries’ judges grew the same kind of brass balls that the Brazilain Judge sports.

    • Eager Eagle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      afaik he’s still barred from running for office until 2030, as a result of undermining the validity of the electoral process - the same process that once elected him btw…

      • Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        He’ll be 75yo in '30. Still viable as a candidate.

        And, for '26, he’s still the one deciding who’s going to run for his party. One of the options is his wife Michelle Bolsonaro, a vulture from the same flock as her husband.

        Now with Twitter out of the equation* they’ll have a harder reaching their base.

        EDIT: actually scrap that. It’s only its offices, the service will be still available. Fuck it, now I’m sour.