Watch: Will Kamala Harris shut down X if she wins? Viral interview sparks debate amid Elon Musk's Brazil controversy
A snippet from Kamala Harris's interview is currently going viral on social media, where she advocates for stricter regulation of social media platforms, following a Brazilian Supreme Court ban on X. This has sparked debate on whether Harris might shut down X if elected.
Elon Musk, owner of X and CEO of Tesla, has long been a vocal supporter of Donald Trump while expressing strong opposition to Kamala Harris on his platform. With the US Presidential elections approaching on November 5, a recent interview with Kamala Harris has gone viral, with over 10 million views within a few hours. Many are now questioning whether a Harris victory might lead to the shutdown of X.
Check out the viral video here:
Kamala will shut down X if she wins pic.twitter.com/sML999zQlB
¡ª Clown World ? ? (@ClownWorld_) August 30, 2024
In the viral interview clip, Kamala Harris is heard saying, "He [Elon Musk] has lost his privileges and it should be taken down and the bottom line is that you have one rule for Facebook and you have a different rule for Twitter."
Credit: AP
X, formerly known as Twitter, was rebranded by Musk after his acquisition in October 2022.
Harris continues, "The same rule has to apply which is that there has to be a responsibility that is placed on these social media sites to understand their power. They are directly speaking to millions and millions of people without any level of oversight and regulation, and that has to stop."
Her remarks come amid Musk's clash with Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes, who recently imposed a ban on X in Brazil after the platform's failure to comply with local legal requirements of having a designated legal representative in the country who can receive judicial orders and assume legal responsibility for the business.
Credit: Reuters | Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes and Elon Musk
The viral clip of Kamala Harris's interview was uploaded on X by an user with the caption: "Kamala will shut down X if she wins."
In response, Elon Musk reposted the video, commenting, "This is what she actually believes. Free speech is the bedrock of democracy and the Democratic Party (Kamala is just a puppet) wants to destroy it."
This is what she actually believes.
¡ª Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 3, 2024
Free speech is the bedrock of democracy and the Democratic Party (Kamala is just a puppet) wants to destroy it. https://t.co/kntGcq2WnK
Another repost says, "Kamala supports what Brazil just did to X."
Kamala supports what Brazil just did to X. How do I know? She wants to do it here: pic.twitter.com/nb4QXRiI9v
¡ª End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) August 30, 2024
With the US Presidential election approaching on November 5, 2024, Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris is set to face off against Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump.
Before the elections, the two candidates will also debate on September 10, hosted by ABC News.
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