Elon Musk's Clash with Brazil Sparks Calls for Social Media Controls

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Elon Musk's Clash with Brazil Sparks Calls for Social Media Controls
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Brazil's attorney general has called for social media regulation after Elon Musk defied a court order banning certain accounts on X, prompting the Supreme Court to describe his actions as a "flagrant" obstruction of justice and announce an inquiry into the billionaire businessman. Musk, who owns X, criticized the court's decision as "aggressive censorship" and threatened to lift all restrictions, potentially leading to the shutdown of X's office in Brazil. The standoff reflects a broader clash between authorities and Musk, who has relaxed X's content moderation policies and faced criticism for accommodating government censorship demands in the past.

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