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Eleanor Pringle

Brazil’s president says Elon Musk’s wealth doesn’t mean world has to accept his ‘far-right ideology’

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left); Elon Musk (right) (Credit: Left: Carlos Alvarez—Getty Images. Right: Marc Piasecki—Getty Images)

Brazil's president says he refuses be cowed by the wealth and power of tech tycoon Elon Musk, after the politician backed a ban of Musk's social media site X in his nation.

The site formerly known as Twitter has been barred by one of the world's largest democracies after accounts on the platform were accused of spreading hate speech and fake news.

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