"Brazil judge opens inquiry into Musk after refusal to block accounts on X", 08 April 2024

...A standoff between Elon Musk and Brazil escalated on Sunday when a Supreme Court judge opened an inquiry into the billionaire after Musk said he would reactivate accounts on the social media platform X that the judge had ordered blocked. Musk, the owner of X and a self-declared free speech absolutist, has challenged a decision by Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordering the blocking of certain accounts. He has said X, formerly known as Twitter, would lift all the restrictions because they were unconstitutional and called on Moraes to resign...

Moraes is investigating "digital militias" that have been accused of spreading fake news and hate messages during the government of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and is also leading an investigation into an alleged coup attempt by Bolsonaro...

Musk, in an X post on Saturday evening, accused Moraes of "brazenly and repeatedly" betraying the constitution and people of Brazil...Moraes responded on Sunday by adding Musk to the investigation he is leading into fake news on social media, and opening an inquiry into what he called an obstruction of justice...If X fails to comply with the order to block certain accounts the company will be fined 100,000 reais ($19,740) per day, the judge said..

Last year, Moraes also ordered an investigation into executives at social messaging platform Telegram and Alphabet's, opens new tab Google, who were in charge of a campaign criticizing a proposed internet regulation bill...