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 Your logic is the exact same logic tyrants use to silence freedom of speech.  To silence speech for any reason is to empower tyrants to oppress, imprison and kill those that keep them in check. 
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 and don’t change the topic 
 Brazil bans Twitter because it is "dangerous" and a "threat" to democracy.

Your logic is the excuse totalitarian tyrants use every single time.

The Nazi's ...

The Chinese during the Marxist takeover (Great Leap not-Foward, and the Chinese Cultural Destruction Revolution of the 60's) ...

The Russian's dyring the destruction under the Lenin Marxists ...

They all claimed speech to be "harmful", "dangerous" and a "threat" to democracy.
 
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Brazil bans Twitter bc Brazil pretends Twitter follows Brazil's LAW

and we are internet. we are beyond nation-states’ isolated rules

we need new INT'L LAW