Brazil judge seizes US$3 million from Musk to pay X fines
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Brazil's Supreme Court announced on September 14, 2024, that Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered the transfer of US$3 million from Elon Musk's companies to cover fines for his social network X, which has been suspended in Brazil. The judge had previously ordered X to shut down after Musk failed to remove certain right-wing accounts and did not appoint a new legal representative. Moraes also froze the assets of X and Starlink to ensure payment of fines, which were imposed due to the platform's non-compliance with court orders. The social media platform has over 22 million users in Brazil. Moraes's actions have sparked debates on freedom of expression, with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva supporting the ban, while former President Jair Bolsonaro criticized Moraes as a 'dictator'.
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1999: At the age of 12, he co-authored the RSS 1.0 specification, which is a format for syndicating web content.
2000: Swartz became a member of the Creative Commons organization, which aims to expand the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally.
2002: He founded the Infogami platform, which later merged with Reddit.
2005: Swartz joined Reddit as a co-founder after a merger with Infogami.
2006: He left Reddit and began working on various projects, including the development of the web application framework, "Open Library," which aimed to create a web page for every book ever published.
2008: Swartz was involved in the development of the "Demand Progress" organization, which focused on issues related to internet freedom and government transparency.
2010: He played a significant role in the campaign against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), advocating for internet freedom. He also developed a tool that allowed users to download large amounts of data from PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records), which was typically behind a paywall.
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