X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge's content orders

Re:X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge's ... by csouzaf on Saturday August 17, 2024 @01:41PM (#41276319)

I don't think it's comments they dislike. I think it's accounts spreading fake news and feeding a narrative of 'current government bad' to impose what they think is the right way. I mean, there are limits, and they're being imposed by the force of law

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Re:X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge's ... by quotemstr on Saturday August 17, 2024 @01:44PM (#41276343)

It doesn't work that way. Any ability to ban "fake news" immediately becomes a vehicle for banning inconvenient news. It's part of human nature. I don't have to list the dozens recent examples of "fake" news turning out to be true. There's a reason that Orwell's censorship body was called the "ministry of truth".

Governments shouldn't touch censorship for the same reason alcoholics shouldn't touch booze.

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Re:X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge's ... by fragmede on Saturday August 17, 2024 @02:02PM (#41276539)

Except it already does. Post CSAM or the latest Disney movie and see how long that lasts.

It's a series of bytes, just like your comment. Don't forget, money by corporations qualifies as speech.

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Re:X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge's ... by csouzaf on Saturday August 17, 2024 @01:48PM (#41276380)

There should be a line drawn in the sand. When it is crossed, something should happen to preserve the well-being of everybody

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