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[–] clot27@lemm.ee 149 points 11 months ago

Congrats Brazil

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 118 points 11 months ago

“Brazil sees massive drop in alt right hate speech”

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 65 points 11 months ago

finally some fucking good news

[–] Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago

Lucky for them

[–] Zexks@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago

One down couple hundred more to go.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago

Well-played, Brazil

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Earlier this year, Moraes ordered X to block certain accounts, as he investigates so-called "digital militias" that have been accused of spreading fake news and hate messages during the government of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro.

That sounds very "on brand" for the company these days.

Should journalists start referring to the platform as "the far-right hate speech platform formerly known as Twitter"?

[–] Drunemeton@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 months ago

I like it. I really enjoy calling it Xitter though.

[–] TotalFat@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Brazil does not fuck around. They famously jailed several Microsoft execs when they didn't hand over some emails a few years ago.

Edit: Skype data not emails and one exec

[–] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 14 points 11 months ago
[–] Endward23@futurology.today 12 points 11 months ago

I really wonder how long X aka Twitter can operate within the EU. The EU is on a smiliar tracetion in my opinion.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

I would not mind if my countries' judges grew the same kind of brass balls that the Brazilain Judge sports.

[–] nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip 9 points 11 months ago

Lol they need to shut down in Indonesia as well Twitter regularly accept censorship request from Indonesian government

[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 11 months ago

This Nazi war-mongering website needs to be shut down everywhere.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

So Bolsonaro won't get elected again, uh.

I'm surprised to be saying this but thank you Elon Muppet.

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

afaik he's still barred from running for office until 2030, as a result of undermining the validity of the electoral process - the same process that once elected him btw...

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

He'll be 75yo in '30. Still viable as a candidate.

And, for '26, he's still the one deciding who's going to run for his party. One of the options is his wife Michelle Bolsonaro, a vulture from the same flock as her husband.

Now with Twitter out of the equation* they'll have a harder reaching their base.

EDIT: actually scrap that. It's only its offices, the service will be still available. Fuck it, now I'm sour.

[–] tinsuke@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Made me think this was the good news community.

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 months ago

Good for Brazilians I guess