Brazil Supreme Court banned the Elon Musk’s social media platform X as it failed to comply with orders to block accounts spreading fake news. The billionaire entrepreneur of Brazil is now in a legal battle with Supreme Court of his own country. The conflict among two began when the former failed to comply with the orders of court to block the accounts of users spreading fake news and hate speeches. There is also a requirement under Brazil’s internet laws to appoint a legal representative. However, the musk failed in it too. Apart from ordering to block the access to X across the country, the judge also froze the financial assets of Starlink (Musk’s Satellite Internet Company).

In response to actions taken by the Supreme Court’s judge, Musk called him a dictator. As X is a popular platform among people in Brazil so, there are chances that suspension of X may impact political discourse in Brazil. The ban on X has also divided the public opinion too. Moreover, the Brazilian Bar Association has also called for the review of fines imposed on citizens using X. He agreed that such sanctions should not be implemented without due process. This issue has also given fire to the growing tension between global tech giants as well as governments of various nations over issues of regulation and free speech.