社交媒體平臺(tái)X已在巴西任命了一名法定代表人,這是該平臺(tái)為在巴西恢復(fù)服務(wù)首次采取的措施,但一名法官裁定,該平臺(tái)將繼續(xù)被暫停,直到滿足進(jìn)一步的要求。
巴西最高法院法官德莫賴斯(Alexandre de Moraes)在上周六公布的一項(xiàng)裁決中表示,X仍“未如期滿足”終止禁令的所有要求,他給了X五天時(shí)間提交補(bǔ)充文件。
這位備受矚目的法官與X的所有者、億萬(wàn)富翁埃隆·馬斯克長(zhǎng)期不和,這是他打擊巴西虛假信息行動(dòng)的一部分。
上個(gè)月,馬斯克拒絕刪除數(shù)十個(gè)被指控傳播虛假新聞的右翼賬戶,并且沒(méi)有按照命令在該國(guó)任命新法定代表人,隨后X的運(yùn)營(yíng)遭到暫停。
巴西法院與這位打破傳統(tǒng)的億萬(wàn)富翁之間的沖突,已演變成一場(chǎng)高風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的角力,考驗(yàn)著這個(gè)南美最大國(guó)家的言論自由和企業(yè)責(zé)任的極限。
在禁令實(shí)施之前,該社交媒體平臺(tái)在巴西擁有超過(guò)2200萬(wàn)用戶。
德莫賴斯還命令X支付至少500萬(wàn)雷亞爾(約合91.3萬(wàn)美元)的罰款,原因是該公司上周四違反了暫停令,當(dāng)時(shí)該平臺(tái)通過(guò)技術(shù)手段有效地規(guī)避了政府的封鎖,重新恢復(fù)了訪問(wèn)。
X否認(rèn)故意違抗禁令,稱這是更換網(wǎng)絡(luò)供應(yīng)商“無(wú)意中造成的暫時(shí)”后果。后來(lái)它又再次下線。
德莫賴斯指出,X的行為是“惡意、非法且持續(xù)”的,這種做法是在藐視巴西的司法體系。
在雙方的持續(xù)交鋒中,馬斯克指責(zé)德莫賴斯是“邪惡的獨(dú)裁者”,而地方法官則堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為,不能允許X傳播可能危及民主的虛假信息。
巴西總統(tǒng)路易斯·伊納西奧·盧拉·達(dá)席爾瓦(Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva)身后的左翼政治勢(shì)力對(duì)這一暫停表示贊賞,而右翼反對(duì)派和前總統(tǒng)雅伊爾·博索納羅(Jair Bolsonaro)則抨擊這是違憲審查。
德莫賴斯還凍結(jié)了X和馬斯克的衛(wèi)星互聯(lián)網(wǎng)運(yùn)營(yíng)商Starlink(自2022年以來(lái)一直在巴西運(yùn)營(yíng),尤其是在亞馬遜的偏遠(yuǎn)社區(qū))的資產(chǎn),以確保該社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)平臺(tái)支付藐視法庭命令的罰款。
馬斯克曾多次在社交媒體上抨擊德莫賴斯,稱他是“邪惡的獨(dú)裁者”,并戲稱他是《哈利波特》系列中的大反派“伏地魔”。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:中慧言-王芳
社交媒體平臺(tái)X已在巴西任命了一名法定代表人,這是該平臺(tái)為在巴西恢復(fù)服務(wù)首次采取的措施,但一名法官裁定,該平臺(tái)將繼續(xù)被暫停,直到滿足進(jìn)一步的要求。
巴西最高法院法官德莫賴斯(Alexandre de Moraes)在上周六公布的一項(xiàng)裁決中表示,X仍“未如期滿足”終止禁令的所有要求,他給了X五天時(shí)間提交補(bǔ)充文件。
這位備受矚目的法官與X的所有者、億萬(wàn)富翁埃隆·馬斯克長(zhǎng)期不和,這是他打擊巴西虛假信息行動(dòng)的一部分。
上個(gè)月,馬斯克拒絕刪除數(shù)十個(gè)被指控傳播虛假新聞的右翼賬戶,并且沒(méi)有按照命令在該國(guó)任命新法定代表人,隨后X的運(yùn)營(yíng)遭到暫停。
巴西法院與這位打破傳統(tǒng)的億萬(wàn)富翁之間的沖突,已演變成一場(chǎng)高風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的角力,考驗(yàn)著這個(gè)南美最大國(guó)家的言論自由和企業(yè)責(zé)任的極限。
在禁令實(shí)施之前,該社交媒體平臺(tái)在巴西擁有超過(guò)2200萬(wàn)用戶。
德莫賴斯還命令X支付至少500萬(wàn)雷亞爾(約合91.3萬(wàn)美元)的罰款,原因是該公司上周四違反了暫停令,當(dāng)時(shí)該平臺(tái)通過(guò)技術(shù)手段有效地規(guī)避了政府的封鎖,重新恢復(fù)了訪問(wèn)。
X否認(rèn)故意違抗禁令,稱這是更換網(wǎng)絡(luò)供應(yīng)商“無(wú)意中造成的暫時(shí)”后果。后來(lái)它又再次下線。
德莫賴斯指出,X的行為是“惡意、非法且持續(xù)”的,這種做法是在藐視巴西的司法體系。
在雙方的持續(xù)交鋒中,馬斯克指責(zé)德莫賴斯是“邪惡的獨(dú)裁者”,而地方法官則堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為,不能允許X傳播可能危及民主的虛假信息。
巴西總統(tǒng)路易斯·伊納西奧·盧拉·達(dá)席爾瓦(Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva)身后的左翼政治勢(shì)力對(duì)這一暫停表示贊賞,而右翼反對(duì)派和前總統(tǒng)雅伊爾·博索納羅(Jair Bolsonaro)則抨擊這是違憲審查。
德莫賴斯還凍結(jié)了X和馬斯克的衛(wèi)星互聯(lián)網(wǎng)運(yùn)營(yíng)商Starlink(自2022年以來(lái)一直在巴西運(yùn)營(yíng),尤其是在亞馬遜的偏遠(yuǎn)社區(qū))的資產(chǎn),以確保該社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)平臺(tái)支付藐視法庭命令的罰款。
馬斯克曾多次在社交媒體上抨擊德莫賴斯,稱他是“邪惡的獨(dú)裁者”,并戲稱他是《哈利波特》系列中的大反派“伏地魔”。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:中慧言-王芳
Social media platform X has named a legal representative in Brazil—a first step toward being able to resume service in the country—but its suspension will continue until it meets further requirements, a judge has ruled.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said in a decision published Saturday that X had still “not duly met” all requirements for ending the ban, and he gave it five days to file additional documents.
The high-profile judge has been engaged in a long feud with X’s owner, billionaire Elon Musk, as part of his drive to crack down on disinformation in Brazil.
His suspension of X last month came after Musk refused to remove dozens of right-wing accounts accused of spreading fake news, and then failed to name a new legal representative in the country as ordered.
The clash between the Brazilian court and the iconoclastic billionaire has morphed into a high-stakes tussle testing the limits of both freedom of expression and corporate responsibility in South America’s largest country.
The social media platform had more than 22 million users in Brazil before the ban.
Moraes also ordered X to pay a fine of at least five million reals ($913,000) for having violated the suspension order on Thursday, when the platform again became accessible following a technical maneuver that effectively circumvented the government blockade.
X denied intentionally defying the ban, saying it was the “inadvertent and temporary” consequence of a change of network providers. It later went offline again.
But Moraes said X had intentionally engaged in “malicious, illicit and persistent” efforts to defy Brazilian justice.
In their continuing head-to-head, Musk has accused Moraes of being an “evil dictator,” while the magistrate has insisted that X cannot be allowed to disseminate disinformation that might endanger democracy.
The suspension was applauded by Brazil’s political left behind President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, while the rightist opposition and former president Jair Bolsonaro have blasted it as unconstitutional censorship.
Moraes has also frozen the assets of X and Musk’s satellite internet operator Starlink — which has been operating in Brazil since 2022, especially in remote communities in the Amazon — to ensure payment of fines imposed on the social network for flouting court orders.
Musk has repeatedly hit out at Moraes in social media posts, calling him an “evil dictator” and dubbing him “Voldemort” after the villain from the “Harry Potter” series.