Musk Versus Brazil
After X refused to remove profiles inciting political violence, Lula’s government banned the platform, forcing its billionaire owner into a humiliating retreat — and providing a rare victory against Big Tech’s apparently inescapable power.
Elon Musk’s challenge to Brazil’s legal system highlights the increasing assertiveness of global corporations towards democratic governments. (Photo by Nathan Laine / Bloomberg / Getty Images)
‘He may be a liar, even a crook, but I’m voting for him because he’s smart. He’s like our own Elon Musk.’ This comment was made to me on a sunny Saturday in a São Paulo favela, on a small bridge spanning an open sewage stream, the day before the city’s municipal election on 6 October. […]
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