Is Brazils ban of social media platform X legal or political , Inside Story

Social media giant X has been banned in Brazil. It s the latest development in a monthslong dispute between a Supreme Court judge and tech billionaire Elon Musk over censorship and disinformation. Brazil isn t the first country to restrict access to the platform. The ban is reigniting a debate about the role social media plays in politics, freedom of speech and the spread of misinformation. How should social media giants be regulated And is censorship being used as a political tool Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Flora Rebello Arundini Senior adviser on technology and human rights who focuses on disinformation and social media regulation Chris StokelWalker Technology and digital culture journalist. He hosts a podcast called Techtonic, which looks at freedom of expression online Vinicius De Carvalho Reader in Brazilian Studies at Kings College London and founder of the Observatory of Democracy in Latin America Subscribe to our cha