Ian Miles Cheong
@stillgray
Diego de Lima Gualda, the administrator of the Brazilian arm of X, has reportedly resigned amid threats of imprisonment by judge Alexandre de Moraes. Gualda was previously given instructions from Elon Musk to uncensor and unsuspend Brazilian users, and to release X's secret correspondence with the court.
Brazilian courts have historically gone after the local administrators in charge of a social media platform's operations in the country when they were unable to get at their owners.
Had he done so, he would be subject to the charge of criminal disobedience, which carries a prison sentence of up to 6 months, or non-compliance with a court order, which ranges from 3 months to 2 years. In addition, he would be subject to innumerable fines and even temporary imprisonment without a charge.
Brazilian lawyers who spoke to Folha de Sao Paolo say that it's easier for the courts to hold a Brazilian admin accountable than Musk, but that the courts can't really do anything to stop X from reactivating any of the suspended accounts despite the court order -- they just don't have any sort of international jurisdiction to police X.
Source:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2024/04/responsavel-pelo-x-no-brasil-deixa-o-cargo-em-meio-a-embate-entre-musk-e-moraes.shtml9:22 AM · Apr 13, 2024
