Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations in latest twist of ongoing feud

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice is threatening to shut down the local activities of X, formerly Twitter, unless its billionaire owner Elon Musk names an in-country legal representative within 24 hours. The order from Justice Alexandre de Moraes is the latest development in an ongoing feud with Musk’s platform. The company has clashed with de Moraes earlier this year over free speech, accounts associated with the far-right and misinformation, and it claims to be a victim of censorship. The Supreme Court on Wednesday notified X of de Moraes’ order in a reply to a post from the company’s global government affairs account on the social platform.