Brazilians split over X suspension, poll shows

Reuters - 05/09
Brazilians are split over Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes' order for social media giant X to be taken down in the country, a poll shows.
SAO PAULO, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Brazilians are split over Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes' order for social media giant X to be taken down in the country, a poll shows.
A slight majority of those surveyed say the judge is right in his feud with billionaire X owner Elon Musk, but user-targeted fines on VPNs and the freezing of Starlink accounts in the country were seen as "abusive".
Pollster AtlasIntel said that 50.9% of the respondents surveyed on Sept. 3-4 disagreed with Moraes' decision to suspend the platform in the country, while 48.1% agreed and 0.9% did not know how to answer.
Asked about who was right on the public dispute between Moraes and Musk, however, 49.7% sided with the judge while 43.9% backed the billionaire. 5.4% chose not to take sides.
Moraes and Musk have been feuding for months over legal orders for X to take down some content, and matters e...
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