Last week, the Brazilian government took the drastic step of banning X across the country. To make matters worse, Brazilians who try and circumvent the ban by using a VPN could be fined up to $12,000 CAD per day. This is the latest escalation in a free speech war between Brazilian supreme court judge Alexandre De Moraes and X owner Elon Musk. The Brazilian government has been ordering X to censor political dissidents in the country for months but Musk continues to stand his ground.
Could something similar happen in Canada? It definitely looks like the Brazilian government is living out the dreams of Justin Trudeau. Canada’s online harms bill – if passed – could imprison political dissidents for life in extreme cases for their online opinions.
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