Why is Elon Musk feuding with Australia and Brazil over free speech?
Al Jazeera
X owner is fighting governments over their attempts to curtail online content deemed to be harmful.
Elon Musk, the self-proclaimed free speech absolutist and CEO of X, Tesla, and SpaceX, is once again at the centre of a heated debate about free speech and censorship.
Since buying X, the platform formally known as Twitter, in 2022, Musk has sparred with governments and public figures around the world about what is acceptable to post online.
The mercurial billionaire is now embroiled in separate legal battles with the governments of Brazil and Australia over their attempts to curtail content deemed to be harmful, such as misinformation, violent material and racist speech.
In each case, Musk has accused government officials of stifling free speech.
But his critics say he is emboldening extremists and cherry-picking cases as he has complied with takedown notices elsewhere.
