BRAZIL BANS X, PUNISHES CITIZENS FOR FREE SPEECH

Published: Sept. 16, 2024, 3 p.m.

Brazil is the latest casualty in the global attack on censorship with a recent ban on X and restrictions that forced Rumble out, all under the guise of \u201cinternet safety\u201d laws. The move has sparked huge protests in Sao Paulo. Meanwhile, a frightening new tactic to censor social media users questioning vaccines is simply removing posts for violating policies for \u201cself-harm, to themselves or others\u201d.