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Elon Musk, the billionaire tech tycoon and king of cool cars, did not hold back on X, which everyone used to call Twitter, unleashing his fury in the form of some fiery tweets last night. According to Musk, X is now being dragged into some congressional drama because of the ongoing debacle in Brazil. Yeah, you heard that right, folks! Congress is poking their noses into this mess down in Brazil. Things are getting spicier than a jalapeño popper!
Elon Musk says X received ‘inquiry’ from Congress on Wednesday night https://t.co/2LogpVC1sF https://t.co/2LogpVC1sF
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) April 11, 2024
It seems that there’s been a bit of a tiff between Brazil and Musk over some accounts that were being blocked on X. See, this all started when a bigwig judge in Brazil ordered X to block certain accounts. Musk wasn’t having it, so he said he was gonna reactivate those accounts. Well, that really got Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ knickers in a twist, and he launched an inquiry into Musk. Talk about drama!
At first, nobody really knew which accounts got the boot in Brazil or what the whole fuss was about. Then, X Corp. spilled the beans, saying they were “forced by court decisions” to shut down some popular accounts in Brazil. They couldn’t even say why or who made the call or which accounts were in the hot seat. The situation got so dicey that Musk went on X to spill the tea about the massive fines and threats to arrest X employees. He even went so far as to hint that X might have to pull out of Brazil. Yikes!
But Musk stood his ground, saying that principles matter more than profit. That’s the kind of gumption you’d expect from a real-life Tony Stark! Then, to add fuel to the fire, someone leaked a recording of Musk talking about how they had to pretend it was their own rules that were getting these accounts suspended, even though the judge was the one calling the shots.
So, there you have it, folks! This whole mess in Brazil has turned into a real nail-biter. Will the big, bad government try to muzzle Musk and X, or will they come out on top like a hero in one of Musk’s favorite comic books? Only time will tell, but one thing’s for sure, it’s gonna be a wild ride!
