Brazil's Bolsonaro hails Elon Musk's 'courage' over freedom of speech
by Insider Paper
Insider Paper— Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro hailed Elon Musk at a rally in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, saying the billionaire has stood up for freedom of expression — which the former president claims is at risk in his country. Musk, whose ownership of social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has provoked widespread controversy, “is a man who […]
The Guardian—Elon Musk’s battle over the Sydney church stabbing video is not about freedom of speech. It’s to titillate his followers. The X owner was always going to turn the video removal request into a glib culture war fought with 4chan-style memes and late-night missivesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThis battle was never about the removal of a single violent video for Elon Musk – it was always going to turn into a glib culture war fought with 4chan-style memes and late-night missives featuring Musk as the free speech antihero fighting Woke Governments of the World. At least, that...
Tech Times—Elon Musk: Brazil Supporters of Ex-President Bolsonaro Praise the X Owner. Brazilian supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro are praising Elon Musk's free speech ideals.
The Guardian—Bolsonaro supporters hit streets of Rio and hail new hero Elon Musk. Owner of X has used social media platform to bash judge in charge of investigations into former presidentThousands of diehard supporters of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro have hit the streets of Rio to champion their embattled leader and celebrate the new hero of their far-right movement: Elon Musk.The tech billionaire has spent recent weeks using his social network X to bash Bolsonaro’s arch-enemy, the supreme court judge Alexandre de Moraes. Moraes is responsible for several...