Musk, X, Starlink And Brazil’s Supreme Court: A Tale Of Hypocrisy, Legal Ignorance And False Promises.
Has Musk finally realised he doesn’t have a leg to stand on?
I have already covered X/Twitter being banned from Brazil for Musk’s idiocracy and why said banning isn’t illegal or against free speech (read here). But, this tale of a misinformed billionaire man-child just took a hilarious turn. You see, Musk thought he could operate above the law, then quickly realised that was a terrible idea. Who knew?
This all started on Monday when the Brazilian Supreme Court voted to uphold the banning of X/Twitter. This ban also included fines for anyone using a VPN to access X/Twitter and forced internet service providers in the country to implement an “immediate, complete and comprehensive” ban of X or face legal and financial ramifications. Musk’s response to this was understandably hypocritical and stupid; again, for coverage on that, read my previous article here.
But Musk hatched a plan to bypass this ban by allowing Starlink users to access Twitter in defiance of the court order. Musk thought he would be able to do this, as the “order is based on an unfounded determination that Starlink should be responsible for the fines levied — unconstitutionally — against.” Just a reminder, the hate…
