An American judge supported President Donald Trump's media company on Tuesday in a dispute related to the possible illegal censorship of right-wing activists on social media in the United States, dictated by the authoritarian Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes.
In the case, filed by Trump Media & Technology Group and the video platform Rumble, District Judge Mary Scriven determined that Rumble is not required to comply with the order issued by the Brazilian judge to remove U.S.-based accounts of a major supporter of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
Trump Media and Rumble had sued Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes on February 19, accusing him of attempting to "censor legitimate political speech in the United States," which is protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, by ordering the removal of the accounts.
However, Scriven noted that Moraes's order had not yet been executed and that Trump Media and Rumble had not been notified in accordance with international treaties.
Therefore, the judge in Tampa, Florida, concluded that Trump Media and Rumble were not obligated to comply with Moraes's directives, implying that their lawsuit and request for a temporary restraining order were premature.
