Musk dares the world to take on X as he scoffs at Brazil’s ban

Musk’s feud with controversial Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes over the order barring X intensified an ideological war that’s become a rallying cry for the billionaire’s right-leaning allies around the world. — AP

Brazil’s ban of X amid a fight with Elon Musk over disinformation on his prized social-media site offers a cautionary message for other democracies trying to balance freedom of expression with the integrity of information ahead of elections.

There’s no easy solution, including in Brazil, where the judiciary has broad powers to demand the removal of specific posts and accounts. Exercising that authority comes with its own peril - especially the danger that a total ban of the platform formerly known as Twitter will fuel accusations of censorship and further fracture the global Internet.