Brazil’s President Lula may ask the Supreme Court to expel Twitter from the country, says a columnist

By Cristian Derosa

Digital censorship militia Sleeping Giants organized a campaign against Twitter on Tuesday during the platform’s meeting with the government.

According to information given by columnist Daniel Cesar of the website Último Segundo, President Lula (PT) may be studying the possibility of asking the Supreme Court (STF) to ban Twitter in the country, as already occurs in dictatorial governments.

According to the columnist, the information was given by a Ministry of Justice member.

Twitter’s expulsion could occur if the social network does not adapt its policy to the rules against cybercrime that the government plans to implement nationwide.

A study on the possibility of a total ban on Twitter in the country would have started a few weeks ago and gained momentum after meeting government members with the social networks on Tuesday when Minister Flávio Dino had a clash with the big tech representative.

While Twitter was meeting with the government, the Sleeping Giants digital censorship militia organized a campaign against Elon Musk’s social network with the words:

“Twitter supports massacres,” alluding to the social network’s refusal to ban users that the government requested.

With information from Brasil Sem Medo

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