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Why Has Elon Musk Suddenly Become Entangled in a Battle Over Fake News with Brazil's Supreme Court

Elon Musk (Credit: Reuters)

Elon Musk got involved in a legal conflict with the Brazilian Supreme Court over the weekend, with the country's top court now investigating the billionaire for alleged obstruction of justice.

This is because Musk vowed to defy a court order seeking to block certain accounts found to disseminate disinformation in the country. Initially, X's account tracking relations with global government affairs said that the platform (formerly Twitter) had been "forced by court decisions to block certain popular accounts in Brazil" and taken said action.

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