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Brazil justice orders ban of video platform Rumble


Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the platform, which hosts conservative content, has failed to comply with court orders. In response, Rumble said it faces "unprecedented censorship in Brazil."

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered video sharing platform Rumble to be taken offline in the Latin American country within 24 hours. Earlier this week, Rumble and the Trump Media & Technology Group sued Moraes, accusing him of infringing on the free speech protections of the First Amendment of the US constitution. "Allowing Justice Moraes to muzzle a vocal user on an American digital outlet would jeopardize our country's bedrock commitment to open and robust debate," that lawsuit said.

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