Social media giant X has been banned in Brazil. It's the latest development in a months-long dispute between a Supreme Court judge and tech billionaire Elon Musk over censorship and disinformation. Brazil isn't the first country to restrict access to the platform. The ban is reigniting a debate about the role social media plays in politics, freedom of speech and the spread of misinformation. How should social media giants be regulated? And is censorship being used as a political tool? Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Flora Rebello Arundini -- Senior adviser on technology and human rights who focuses on disinformation and social media regulation Chris Stokel-Walker -- Technology and digital culture journalist. He hosts a podcast called Techtonic, which looks at freedom of expression online Vinicius De Carvalho -- Reader in Brazilian Studies at King’s College London and founder of the Observatory of Democracy in Latin America Subscribe to our cha
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