Elon Musk vs. Brazil

Elon Musk has ignored a Brazilian injunction instructing him to ban accounts on X. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The owner of X is making a stand for free speech. Rupa Subramanya reports on his showdown with an overmighty Brazilian judge.
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The warrior-king of X is fighting against censorship again, this time in the Supreme Court—of Brazil. The free speech absolutist has pitted himself against Judge Alexandre de Moraes, a man who claims to defend Bra…
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