Meanwhile, the tech mogul decried the move as censorship. On Friday, Elon called the platform the top “source of Truth” in Brazil. He further called Moraes a “dictator.”
Since purchasing X, Elon got rid of most of the platform’s content moderation teams and has increasingly pushed far-right content and unsubstantiated claims on his own personal feed, as per Al Jazeera.
He most recently got into a spat with the United Kingdom’s government over anti-migrant and anti-Muslim riots in the country.
However, Brazil has taken serious action against X, one of its largest markets with 40 million users, by threatening fines for using the platform despite a ban.
The ban comes as the South African investor has been struggling with advertising revenue. Moreover, Brazilian President Lula has supported the Supreme Court’s decision.