Brazil Supreme Court opens investigation into Elon Musk amid disinformation row

Brazil Supreme Court opens investigation into Elon Musk amid disinformation row
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has ruled that Elon Musk will be investigated for alleged ‘intentional criminal instrumentalisation’ of X as part of an inquiry into a network of people known as ‘digital militia’ (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has included Elon Musk as a target in an ongoing probe over the dissemination of fake news and opened a separate investigation into the tech billionaire for alleged obstruction.

In his decision, Justice noted that Mr Musk began waging a public “disinformation campaign” regarding the top court’s actions on Saturday, and that Mr Musk continued the following day — most notably with comments that his social media company X would cease to comply with the court’s orders to block certain accounts.

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