Anti-trans hashtag trends on X as hate continues unabated – despite ban in Brazil

An anti-trans hashtag is trending on X/Twitter, revealing once again the platform’s failure to crack down on hate speech, while at the same time Elon Musk’s baby has been blocked in Brazil. 

Brazilians found they were unable to access X after a ban was put in place in the South American country on Saturday (31 August).

Supreme court judge Alexandre de Moraes, who is responsible for the ban, accused Musk of treating the platform “like a no man’s land, a veritable land without law” by allowing “massive propagation” of misinformation, hate speech and anti-democratic attacks, The Guardian reported.

The ban was implemented after X failed to meet a deadline set by the court to block content and appoint a new legal representative. In response, Musk called

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