Brazil’s Supreme Court will vote on Monday whether or not to uphold a ruling to ban social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Justice Alexandre Moraes called for the vote after the platform was suspended in the country in the early hours of Saturday. It came after X failed to appoint a new legal
After a months-long legal battle, Brazil’s Supreme Court on August 30 ordered an ‘immediate and complete suspension’ of Elon Musk-owned X over a misinformation row. The popular platform went offline within 24 hours of the ruling passed by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, affecting nearly 40 million Brazilian users. Is Brazil the first country to ban
Last Updated: August 31, 2024, 07:48 IST The standoff with Musk began when Moraes ordered the suspension of several X accounts belonging to supporters of Brazil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro. (File Photo) Brazilian Supreme Court suspends Elon Musk’s X social media after Musk fails to comply with orders Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk
Brazilian Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes arrives for a court hearing, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 22, 2023. Eraldo Peres/AP hide caption toggle caption Eraldo Peres/AP SAO PAULO — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the suspension of Elon Musk’s social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to
A standoff between a Brazilian Supreme Court judge and Elon Musk intensified as the billionaire’s Starlink company said its assets had been frozen in the country amid a feud over the fate of his social media platform X. (Image: AFP) Starlink assets frozen in Brazil as Musk clashes with judge over legal representation and social
X, formerly known as Twitter, has said it expects to be blocked in Brazil after failing to meet a deadline to name a new legal representative for the company. The social media network closed its office in the country earlier this month, saying its representative had been threatened with arrest if she did not comply
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X, formerly known as Twitter, has closed its office in Brazil over a censorship row. The social media platform said a Brazilian Supreme Court judge, Alexandre de Moraes, threatened its legal representative in Brazil with arrest if it did not comply with his “censorship orders”. Brazil’s Supreme Court has not commented. People in Brazil are
Last Updated: August 17, 2024, 22:49 IST Media platform X announced closing its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to what it called “censorship orders” from Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes. X CEO Elon Musk said it was a difficult decision to make. In a post on X hours later, Musk said, “The decision to