r/facepalm Sep 02 '24

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Smarts. He has it.

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u/BolinhoDeArrozB Sep 02 '24

to add some context, the issue wasn't just about blocking right wing extremists and Nazis, it was also to do with the fact that some Brazilians were using twitter to spread CP and commit other illegal activities (such as inciting a coup to take over the country due to election results, etc.) and Elon refused to share their data with the authorities to help with the arrests

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u/Nqmadakazvam Sep 02 '24

To add some more context, Elon has bent over backwards to satisfy right-wing dictators such as Erdogan, but when it comes to Brazil suddenly he's a free speech absolutist again

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u/FUTURE10S Sep 03 '24

Elon used to bend over backwards for Bolsonaro