​Post-X Ban, Beware The Brazilian Model Of Institutional Mistrust – Tyler Durden

Post-X Ban, Beware The Brazilian Model Of Institutional Mistrust Authored by Diogo Costa via RealClearPolitics, As democracies grapple with misinformation, Brazil’s hardline approach is seen by some as a potential model. The country has taken extreme measures to police online discourse – recently banning X (formerly Twitter) and fining citizens using VPNs to access it. These moves highlight its boldness but also underscore the dangers of empowering the state to treat mistrust as merely a crisis of information. Brazil’s crisis of institutional mistrust can be traced back to the “Car Wash” operation, a sweeping corruption investigation that began in 2014. Car Wash…  — Continue at ZeroHedge News : Read More