Following Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes’ move to ban the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) the country joins a new club of totalitarian countries that have also prohibited the website. Brazil, a member of the BRICS economic alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has entered a new “BRIC” club of themselves, Russia, Iran, and China, who have all banned or limited public access to X within their countries.
Also inside the new club of nations are even more nakedly totalitarian countries like Myanmar, formerly Burma, Venezuela, and North Korea.
Many X users in countries where the social media platform is banned or given limited access can use virtual private networks (VPNs) to circumvent the bans. In Brazil, however, such activity could cost users as much as R$50,000 ($8,882 USD) per day in fines under the new rules.
Judge de Moraes has also demanded that tech giants Google and Apple remove the X app from their mobile stores within the next five days.
ONE-MAN CRUSADE AGAINST X.
The move to ban X comes after months of conflict between the platform and Judge de Moraes, which reached the point that the platform’s owner, ElonMusk, ordered his staff to leave the country or laid them off. Musk went so far as to shut down their physical office over alleged arrest threats and censorship demands.
The Supreme Court and Musk have been battling over the banning of accounts labeled “digital militias” that were accused of spreading “fake news” and “hate” during former President Jair Bolsonaro’s government. Musk reacted to the ban on Friday afternoon, stating, “The oppressive regime in Brazil is so afraid of the people learning the truth that they will bankrupt anyone who tries.”
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Following Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes' move to ban the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) the country joins a new club of totalitarian countries that have also prohibited the website. Brazil, a member of the BRICS economic alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has entered a new "BRIC" club of themselves, Russia, Iran, and China, who have all banned or limited public access to X within their countries.
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A French judge has placed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov under formal investigation for alleged involvement in organized crime activities on the messaging platform. The judge granted Durov bail under the conditions that he pay five million euros, report twice weekly to the police, and remain in French territory.
Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau claims there are sufficient grounds to pursue an investigation into the charges for which Durov was detained four days prior. These include allegations of complicity in facilitating illegal transactions, dissemination of child sex abuse images, drug trafficking, fraud, refusal to provide information to authorities, and money laundering.
Under French law, a formal investigation is not indicative of guilt and will not necessarily lead to a trial. Still, it signifies that judges believe there is adequate evidence for a full probe, which could last several years.
French authorities initiated an introductory indictment in July. Telegram has made limited remarks on the arrest, stating it complies with European Union (EU) censorship regulations and rejecting liability for platform abuse.
NOT ‘POLITICAL.’
France’s President Emmanuel Macron claims Durov’s arrest is not political, insisting “France is deeply committed to freedom of expression and communication [and] will remain so.”
This is flatly untrue, as speech is heavily regulated in France. For instance, a woman in her fifties who called Macron “filth” in a Facebook post was arrested for the crime of “insulting the President of the Republic” in 2023.
Many believe the decision to hold Durov, a Russian who also has citizenship in France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), responsible for allegedly criminal content on Telegram smacks of two-tier justice. Of 36 million reports of child sexual abuse material in 2023, 85 percent were on Meta platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp—yet leftist owner Mark Zuckerberg is not held personally accountable for such activities.
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A French judge has placed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov under formal investigation for alleged involvement in organized crime activities on the messaging platform. The judge granted Durov bail under the conditions that he pay five million euros, report twice weekly to the police, and remain in French territory.
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Pavel Durov, CEO and founder of the social media app Telegram, was arrested by French authorities at Le Bourget Airport, north of Paris, on Saturday. The multi-billionaire was taken into custody upon landing his private jet. The 39-year-old’s detention is linked to a warrant concerning issues related to the Telegram messaging app.
The Russian Embassy in France has begun efforts to obtain details about Durov’s arrest, with critics alleging the detention is actually because Telegram is often used to share content inconvenient for Western authorities and their global wars.
France alleges Durov and his platform have failed to comply with government orders to crack down on drug trafficking, child sexual content, and fraud. Durov’s lawyers have scoffed at the claims, likening them to blaming a car manufacturer for an accident or for its cars being used for crimes.
Telegram, first released in 2013, has gained prominence in Russia, Ukraine, and other former Soviet states. Despite a ban in Russia in 2018, the messaging app resumed operations in 2021. The National Pulse is available on Telegram here.
The case is now being represented as a major freedom of speech issue in the Western world, with critics pointing out that it is the European Union, not Russia, that finally arrested Durov.
Telegram has almost a billion global users, and Durov is believed to be worth around $10 billion. Recently, he claimed to have fathered over 100 children around the world through his work as a sperm donor.
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Pavel Durov, CEO and founder of the social media app Telegram, was arrested by French authorities at Le Bourget Airport, north of Paris, on Saturday. The multi-billionaire was taken into custody upon landing his private jet. The 39-year-old’s detention is linked to a warrant concerning issues related to the Telegram messaging app.
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Former President Donald J. Trump has returned to X (formerly Twitter) with a string of posts made just after noon on Monday. The 2024 Republican presidential nominee had largely been absent from the social platform since the then-sitting President’s account was suspended on January 8, 2021, by the company’s former ownership under Jack Dorsey.
Since his suspension over three years ago, the former Republican President founded his own social media company, Truth Social, which went public earlier this year—earning Trump billions. Over the past two years, an exclusivity agreement with Truth Social had largely kept Trump from other social media platforms. However, it is believed that the deal has since expired.
Trump’s first post on X—since he posted his Georgia mugshot on August 24, 2023—came just after 11:00 AM in the form of a 2-minute video regarding the Biden-Harris Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawfare campaign against him. However, some speculated that the video may have just been a mis-posted ad, as the Trump campaign began running paid political ads on the former President’s account late Sunday night.
However, just after noon, the social media account saw a series of messages starting with the former President posting: “Are you better off now than you were when I was president?”
“Our economy is shattered. Our border has been erased. We’re a nation in decline,” Trump continued before adding: “Make the American Dream AFFORDABLE again. Make America SAFE again. Make America GREAT Again!”
Since then, the former President has taken to X to promote his interview with the social platform’s owner, Elon Musk, which is set to happen Monday at 8:00 PM. In addition, Trump has posted several other campaign-related videos, including one highlighting his opponent, Kamala Harris‘ radical liberal record.
Are you better off now than you were when I was president?
Our economy is shattered. Our border has been erased. We're a nation in decline.
Make the American Dream AFFORDABLE again. Make America SAFE again. Make America GREAT Again!
The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, is now threatening tech billionaire and X owner Elon Musk, demanding he censor his August 12 evening interview with former President Donald J. Trump. European Commissioner Thierry Breton posted a letter on X, demanding Musk adhere to the E.U.’s Digital Services Act (DSA), specifically about spreading any disinformation, hatred, or incitement to violence.
Thierry’s letter also mentions recent unrest, referring to the anti-mass migration protests and riots in the U.K. over the last two weeks. Musk has been vocal about his criticism of the U.K. government’s handling of the situation, specifically the accusations that British police engage in two-tier policing practices, with allegations they have allowed Muslim mobs to run riot while cracking down hard on white British protestors.
UK GOVT PANICS.
U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also attempted to issue a warning to Musk last week. The technology mogul was told that it was dangerous to call out two-tier policing, which Starmer claimed put officers in danger.
Now, The National Pulse understands the British government will be tuned into the Trump-Musk interview, nervous of what both men might say about the nation’s crackdown on free speech and mass arrests of anti-mass migration activists.
The UK government and press are planning to watch @elonmusk's interview with @realDonaldTrump closely tonight.
The government is apparently fearful of Trump criticizing their approach to recent anti-mass migration protests, arrests, and a crackdown on free speech in the UK.
According to E.U. Commissioner Breton, the bloc is ready to “make full use of our toolbox, including by adopting interim measures,” against Musk and X if the E.U. feels the Trump interview violates E.U. regulations.
Social media users immediately labeled the letter a sign of foreign election interference in the U.S.’s 2024 presidential race, while Musk replied, “Bonjour!” In another post, Musk appears to brush off the threats, likening Breton to a French character from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
The European Union has been threatening censorship and action against Musk for months under the DSA, with Breton declaring last December that the bloc was going after X. Musk, meanwhile, went public in July about an alleged illegal secret deal the European Union offered to tech giants to quietly censor posts on their respective platforms.
“The European Commission offered X an illegal secret deal: if we quietly censored speech without telling anyone, they would not fine us. The other platforms accepted that deal. X did not,” Musk said.
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Former President Donald J. Trump has returned to X (formerly Twitter) with a string of posts made just after noon on Monday. The 2024 Republican presidential nominee had largely been absent from the social platform since the then-sitting President's account was suspended on January 8, 2021, by the company's former ownership under Jack Dorsey.
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Federal government documents obtained by America First Legal (AFL) reveal the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) engaged in extensive social mediacensorship and surveillance during the 2022 midterm elections. The Biden-Harris government censorship program saw the FBI’s National Election Command Post (NECP) create a list of social media users they flagged as spreading “misinformation.”
Subsequently, the Biden-Harris Department of Justice (DOJ) sent “preservation letters” to social mediacompanies requesting user information be preserved ahead of potential legal action. Among the accounts targeted by the FBI for further action and investigation during the midterms was Right Side Broadcasting Network, which streams former President Donald J. Trump‘s campaign events in their entirety.
According to the files and communications obtained by AFL, the lists generated by the FBI included foreign threats, known Internet hackers, and accounts they viewed as having potentially violated election laws. The last was the case with Right Side Broadcasting Network.
An Inspector General report indicates the Biden-Harris DOJ and FBI likely used legal processes to compel cooperation from social media companies—forcing them to hand over user data and other evidence.
The National Pulse reported in June that the Republican-controlled House of Representatives subpoenaed the Biden-Harris Department of State, requesting records on programs aimed to foster “censorship-by-proxy and revenue interference of American small businesses.”
Lawmakers allege that the State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC) has used federal grants to fund groups like the London-based Global Disinformation Index (GDI), which targets advertisers on conservative media platforms.
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Federal government documents obtained by America First Legal (AFL) reveal the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) engaged in extensive social media censorship and surveillance during the 2022 midterm elections. The Biden-Harris government censorship program saw the FBI's National Election Command Post (NECP) create a list of social media users they flagged as spreading "misinformation."
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Humza Yousaf, the Pakistani heritage former First Minister of Scotland, has branded Elon Musk, owner of X (formerly Twitter), Tesla, and SpaceX, “one of the most dangerous men on the planet,” saying he “uses his billions… to amplify far-right, white supremacist ideology.” Musk labeled Yousaf an anti-white racist in response.
Yousaf, a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the left-separatist Scottish National Party (SNP), said the South African entrepreneur has “I think instigated, is hoping for, civil war in some parts of Europe, including in the UK, and instead of using X as a platform for good and using his enormous wealth for good, he is using it, I think, for the most wicked evil possible.”
He went on to suggest Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer must consider regulating X to “ensure we don’t have the kind of disinformation that has run rampant in the last week… with such devastating consequences,” in reference to ongoing anti-mass migration protests and counter-protests.
An X user shared a video of Yousaf ranting against the number of white people in important positions in Scotland underneath the clip of his comments about Musk. The tech mogul responded, branding Yousaf “super, super racist.”
“Scotland gave him everything and yet he loathes white people,” Musk said. “This is obvious, because he has never complained about the race of any other country’s leadership. There are over 200 countries in the world, most of whom have single-race leadership. Why is he only attacking Scotland?”
Musk has been regularly criticizing Prime Minister Starmer for the two-tier policing of anti-migration demonstrators and Muslim counter-demonstrations in recent days, branding the British leftist “Two-Tier Keir.”
Yousaf said he may leave the West altogether amid the protests, citing “Islamophobia.” As First Minister, a position roughly equivalent to a U.S. state governor, he vacationed in Qatar, a Sharia dictatorship that hosts the leadership of Hamas.
He is super, super racist. Scotland gave him everything and yet he loathes white people.
This is obvious, because he has never complained about the race of any other country’s leadership.
There are over 200 countries in the world, most of whom have single-race leadership. Why…
Humza Yousaf, the Pakistani heritage former First Minister of Scotland, has branded Elon Musk, owner of X (formerly Twitter), Tesla, and SpaceX, "one of the most dangerous men on the planet," saying he "uses his billions... to amplify far-right, white supremacist ideology." Musk labeled Yousaf an anti-white racist in response.
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned Elon Musk, owner of X (formerly Twitter), Tesla, and SpaceX, that it is “dangerous” to call out the two-tier policing in Britain amid the ongoing anti-mass migration protests and counter-protests.
“Talk of two-tier policing is wrong, it’s not true and it’s dangerous, because it exposes the police to even more danger than they’re already exposed to,” Starmer insisted.
However, the police themselves have conceded that footage of a police liaison officer at a counter-demonstration in Stoke asking a Muslim mob to “discard [their weapons] at the mosque” to avoid arrest has “impacted on public confidence.” Police in Birmingham, where a Muslim mob chased out journalists and beat white people unchallenged, have also admitted they did not intervene because Muslim “community leaders” told them their counter-demonstration would be “policed within themselves.”
On Thursday, police boasted online that they had arrested a 55-year-old woman for “a social media post containing inaccurate information” about the identity of a mass stabber who targeted children in Southport. This attack, allegedly perpetrated by a migration-background teenager, sparked the current protests.
Meanwhile, Nick Lowles of the far-left HOPE Not Hate organization has not been arrested for spreading false reports of a Muslim woman being attacked with acid, which angered many Muslim counter-demonstrators who believed them. Neither has Josh Fenton-Glyn, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Prime Minister Starmer’s Labour Party, who amplified Lowles’s false claims and attributed his fictitious acid attack to the “far right.”
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned Elon Musk, owner of X (formerly Twitter), Tesla, and SpaceX, that it is "dangerous" to call out the two-tier policing in Britain amid the ongoing anti-mass migration protests and counter-protests.
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Police in Cheshire, England, are boasting they have arrested a 55-year-old woman for “a social media post containing inaccurate information.” The post concerned the identity of the alleged mass stabber who targeted young girls in Southport, a migration-background teenager, on July 29. His attack has sparked widespread, sometimes riotous protests against mass migration, and Muslim and far-left counter-demonstrations and violence.
Cheshire Police Chief Superintendent Alison Ross said of the arrest, “It’s a stark reminder of the dangers of posting information on social media platforms without checking the accuracy.”
“It also acts as a warning that we are all accountable for our actions, whether that be online or in person,” she warned.
However, far-left HOPE Not Hate director Nick Lowles has not been arrested for spreading false reports of a Muslim woman being acid attacked during the protests. Nor has Josh Fenton-Glyn, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer‘s Labour Party, who amplified these false reports and blamed the fictitious attack on the “far right.”
British authorities have vowed to crack down on online speech amid the anti-mass migration protests. Stephen Parkinson, the Director of Public Prosecutions of England and Wales (DPP), warned this week that anyone so much as retweeting “hatred” will be hunted down, and possibly extradited if they are outside Britain.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for England and Wales has also issued statements warning people over “hateful” posts, which they characterize as “online violence.”
“Content that incites violence or hatred isn’t just harmful—it can be illegal,” CPS stated in an Orwellian threat this week.
A 55-year-old woman from near to Chester, was arrested earlier today (Thurs 8 August) on suspicion of a number of offences in relation to a social media post containing inaccurate information about the identity of the attacker in the Southport murders. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/DxUZcEVjlv
Police in Cheshire, England, are boasting they have arrested a 55-year-old woman for "a social media post containing inaccurate information." The post concerned the identity of the alleged mass stabber who targeted young girls in Southport, a migration-background teenager, on July 29. His attack has sparked widespread, sometimes riotous protests against mass migration, and Muslim and far-left counter-demonstrations and violence.
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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for England and Wales is issuing Orwellian threats to prosecute people for social media posts and even reposts inciting “hatred” amid ongoing anti-mass migration protests, branding them “online violence.”
“Think before you post,” the state prosecutor threatens on social media, warning: “Content that incites violence or hatred isn’t just harmful—it can be illegal.”
“The CPS takes online violence seriously and will prosecute when the legal test is met,” it continues. “Remind those close to you to share responsibly or face the consequences.”
A video accompanying the threat stresses that not only can you be “prosecuted for posting material online which incites violence or hatred,” but “You can also be prosecuted for sharing this material.”
‘SCOURING SOCIAL MEDIA.’
Director of Public Prosecutions of England and Wales (DPP) Stephen Parkinson—whose role was previously filled by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer—says that “dedicated police officers… are scouring social media,” warning: “Their job is to look for this material and then follow up with identification, arrests, and so forth.”
Britons enjoy no First Amendment-style free speech protections, and prosecutions over, for example, offensive jokes shared in private messages are commonplace.
Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights confers a notional “freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers.” However, this is caveated with a warning that the “exercise of these freedoms… may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.”
Think before you post! 📲✋ Content that incites violence or hatred isn't just harmful – it can be illegal.
The CPS takes online violence seriously and will prosecute when the legal test is met. Remind those close to you to share responsibly or face the consequences. pic.twitter.com/5gxnUH02yw
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for England and Wales is issuing Orwellian threats to prosecute people for social media posts and even reposts inciting "hatred" amid ongoing anti-mass migration protests, branding them "online violence."
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Stephen Parkinson, the Director of Public Prosecutions of England and Wales (DPP) under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer—himself a former DPP—warns police officers tasked solely with hunting down people being racially offensive amid the anti-mass migration protests gripping the country, even if all they do is repost others’ content.
“The offense of incitement to racial hatred involves publishing or distributing material which is insulting or abusive, which is intended to or likely to stir up racial hatred,” Parkinson said.
He warned, “If you retweet that, you’re republishing it, and potentially, you’re committing that offense.”
“And we do have dedicated police officers who are scouring social media. Their job is to look for this material and then follow up with identification, arrests, and so forth. So, it’s really, really serious. People might think they’re not doing anything harmful—they are, and the consequences will be visited upon them,” he threatened.
Parkinson has also warned that social media users outside the United Kingdom will also be hunted, particularly if the British state believes their posts are “advancing [an] ideology.”
“We have liaison prosecutors around the globe, who’ve got local links with the local judiciary… We would certainly consider extradition if we are satisfied that an offense has been committed,” he said.
Britain has been rocked by days of sometimes riotous protests following the deadly mass stabbing of several young girls by a migration-background teenager. The authorities have tackled the protestors aggressively—while appeasing violent Muslim counter-demonstrators.
‘We do have dedicated police officers who are scouring social media to look for this material, and then follow up with arrests.’
Stephen Parkinson, the Director of Public Prosecutions of England and Wales (DPP) under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer—himself a former DPP—warns police officers tasked solely with hunting down people being racially offensive amid the anti-mass migration protests gripping the country, even if all they do is repost others' content.
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