Ronan

[Ronan @ronanof]

@izzynobre e olha que vc nem precisava ficar no calor junto

[Ronan @ronanof]

@tensoblog Estou esperando a 10 anos o próx review de marmita

[Ronan @ronanof]

@raphaelDegobi @pegavisaorjnews Colocou açúcar na garrafa de café

[Global Government Affairs @GlobalAffairs]

No Brasil, uma tendência preocupante se consolidou: sempre que políticos se deparam com conteúdos na internet que não gostam—seja crítica, memes satíricos ou até jogos de palavras—recorrem imediatamente ao Judiciário para exigir a remoção. Essa prática de instrumentalizar os tribunais contra a liberdade de expressão vem se intensificando nos últimos meses.

Isso não é uma defesa legítima contra calúnia; trata-se de censura pura e simples. Ela atinge o cerne da liberdade de expressão, sufoca o debate aberto e corrói os próprios alicerces da democracia.

Um exemplo marcante aconteceu na semana passada, na 2ª e na 5ª Varas Cíveis de Brasília. Juízes determinaram a remoção de publicações no X que se referiam ao Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) como “partido dos traficantes”. Os tribunais classificaram isso como “acusação criminal infundada”. O X explicou que o termo era um trocadilho crítico, uma estratégia comumente usada por ambos os lados. Nesse caso, o trocadilho viralizou depois que o presidente Lula afirmou: “Os traficantes também são vítimas dos usuários”, declaração que o próprio presidente posteriormente retratou. As decisões judiciais ignoraram completamente esse contexto essencial, tratando exagero e ironia como acusações literais.

A liberdade de expressão é essencial para a democracia, mesmo quando incomoda. O X é a única plataforma em que todas as perspectivas têm espaço justo na conversa global.

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In Brazil, a troubling trend has taken hold: whenever politicians encounter online content they dislike— whether it be criticism, satirical memes, or even clever wordplay—they immediately turn to the judiciary to demand its removal. This practice of weaponizing the courts against free expression has been escalating in recent months.

This is not legitimate self-defense against defamation; it's outright censorship. It strikes at the heart of freedom of expression, stifles open debate, and erodes the very foundation of democracy.

A stark example unfolded just last week in Brasilia’s civil courts. Judges ordered the removal of posts on X that referred to the Workers’ Party (PT) as the “drug dealers party.” The courts labeled this an “unfounded criminal accusation.” X explained that the term was a critical pun, a strategy that is commonly used by both sides. In this case, the pun went viral after President Lula stated, "Drug dealers are also victims of users," a remark that the President later retracted. The judicial decisions completely disregarded the crucial context, treating exaggeration and irony as literal accusations.

Freedom of expression is essential for democracy, even when it’s uncomfortable. X is the only platform where all perspectives are given a fair place in the global conversation.

[Felipe Leme @LEME12]

A moça da casa de R$ 0,72 de conta de luz é o retrato da maioria dos eleitores do Lula:

- Vive em um lugar que parece cenário de filme/guerra, mas não paga conta de luz

- Tem dificuldade pra se alimentar, mas o governo dá dinheiro pra comer o básico

- É semi-analfabeto, mas não repete de ano na escola

- Como premiação apenas por frequentar as aulas, mesmo que analfabeto funcional, ganha um dinheiro que nunca viu na frente na vida

- Consegue fazer faculdade graças ao Lula e sua cor de pele, orgulhou os pais

- Não conseguiu emprego por ser totalmente disfuncional, mas a culpa foi do governo anterior

- Então vai pra informalidade, e assim segue no ciclo da miséria

- Olha pra tv na parede sem reboco e lembra que não paga conta, olha pro prato de arroz com ovo e reclama do Bolsonaro (antes era culpa do fhc) que deixou o país bagunçado a ponto do preço do ovo dobrar, olha pra parede e agradece Lula pelo diploma

- Faz o L com orgulho, afinal, o painho deu tudo que tem

Quando alguém tenta abrir seus olhos mostrando tudo que lhe foi tirado antes de ser dado, chama de fascista

E assim segue em seu mundinho cheio de lama, miséria, mas com sorriso no rosto e gratidão ao pai dos pobres.

[Ronan @ronanof]

@Terabyteshop Tá caro

[Ronan @ronanof]

@Cardoso só pq falou, começou a chover na ilha

[𝙥𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙖 🇯🇴✊🏿 @alfapobre]

ja tava trabalhando pra pagar o bolsa familia da katyelly

agora é trabalhar o dobro pra pagar o bolsa familia do pajeet, do mohamed, do jamal e do pancho gonzales tambem

[Ronan @ronanof]

@Cardoso All Moço, é tudo para o homem

[Ronan @ronanof]

@tensoblog Cadê o review de marmita?

[O Desenvolvedor Libertário @ODevLibertario]

"Eu vi no sistema que você fez um pix de 80 reais pra um estabelecimento de banho e tosa.

Não encontrei nenhum cachorro no seu nome no registro nacional.

Esse piso é de fundo falso?"

[Diego Souza @omachoalpha]

Homem mais depressivo do mundo vendo um noia cair de moto depois de tentar fazer grau

[Ronan @ronanof]

@flaviogarag Ainda jogava 007 com a tela dividida em 4

[Ronan @ronanof]

@adrianosila @Fiaspo Assassins creed

[Nikolas Ferreira @nikolas_dm]

👍🏻

[Michael Shellenberger @shellenberger]

BRAZIL IS ON THE BRINK

I’m reporting to you from Brazil, where a dramatic series of events are underway.

At 5:52 pm Eastern Time, today, April 6, 2024, X corporation, formerly known as Twitter, announced that a Brazilian court had forced it to “block certain popular accounts in Brazil.”

Then, less than one hour later, the owner of X, @ElonMusk announced that X would defy the court’s order, and lift all restrictions.

“As a result,” said Musk, “we will probably lose all revenue in Brazil and have to shut down our office there. But principles matter more than profit.”

At any moment, Brazil’s Supreme Court could shut off all access to X/Twitter for the people of Brazil.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Brazil is on the brink of dictatorship at the hands of a totalitarian Supreme Court Justice named Alexandre de Moraes.

President Lula da Silva is participating in the push toward totalitarianism. Since taking office, Lula has massively increased government funding of the mainstream news media, most of which are encouraging increased censorship.

What Lula and de Moraes are doing is an outrageous violation of Brazil’s constitution and the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.

At this moment, Brazil is not yet a dictatorship. It still has elections and the Brazilian people have other means at their disposal to confront authoritarianism.

But the Federal Supreme Court and the Superior Electoral Court are directly interfere in those elections through censorship.

Three days ago I published the Twitter Files for Brazil. They show that Moraes has violated the Brazilian Constitution. Moraes illegally demanded that Twitter reveal private information about Twitter users who used hashtags he considered inappropriate. He demanded access to Twitter's internal data, violating the platform's policy. He censored, on his own initiative and without any respect for due process, posts on Twitter by parliamentarians from the Brazilian Congress. And Moraes tried to turn Twitter's content moderation policies into a weapon against supporters of then-president Jair Bolsonaro.

I say this as an independent and non-partisan journalist. I'm not a fan of either Bolsonaro or Trump. My political views are very moderate. But I know censorship when I see it.

The Twitter Files also revealed that Google, Facebook, Uber, WhatsApp and Instagram betrayed the people of Brazil. If such evidence is proven, the executives of these companies behaved like cowards: they provided the Brazilian government with personal registration data and telephone numbers without a court order and, therefore, violating the law.
When Twitter refused to provide Brazilian authorities with private user information, including direct messages, the government attempted to sue Twitter's top Brazilian lawyer.

When I lived in Brazil in 1992, I was very left-wing. At the time, Lula and the PT's slogans were “Without fear of being happy”.

In recent days, I have spoken to dozens of Brazilians, including professors, journalists and respected lawyers. Everyone tells me they are shocked by what is happening. They told me that they are afraid to speak their mind and that the Lula government is complicit in creating this climate of fear.

Brazil belongs to the Brazilians. It is not my country. As such, there are limits to what I am capable of doing.

But I can say things that many Brazilians do not feel safe saying: Alexandre de Moraes is a tyrant. And the only way to deal with tyrants is to confront them. It is up to Brazil’s senators to confront the tyrant. And it is up to the people of Brazil to demand that their senators do so.