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Tech moguls face the revenge of the regulators

Democratic governments are losing patience with cyber-libertarian tech moguls who thumb their noses at authorities perhaps one too many times.

Will Oremus

Sep 2, 2024 – 2.53pm

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The world’s internet regulators are no longer playing around.

Two days after France indicted Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on a range of charges, on Friday Brazil ordered the suspension of Elon Musk’s X after it defied a mandate to designate a legal representative in the country.

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