Tag: freedom of speech

• Friday, August 30th 2024 - 21:32 UTC

  De Moraes orders X banned from Brazil

  

  Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Friday ordered the suspension of South African tycoon Elon Musk's social media platform X after the company refused to comply with his order to appoint a legal representative. The US Embassy in Brasilia said it was closely monitoring the latest events.

• Wednesday, September 25th 2019 - 09:07 UTC

  Landmark ruling by Europe highest court strikes a balance between privacy rights and freedom of speech

  

  If you want your past to be forgotten on the internet, it might be best to move to Europe. Google will not have to apply Europe’s “right to be forgotten” law globally, the continent’s top court ruled on Tuesday in a landmark case that has pitted personal privacy rights against freedom of speech.