The social network X, formerly known as Twitter, said Friday that it had taken steps to comply with demands issued by the Brazilian Supreme Court. The company named a representative in the country and blocked accounts that Moraes had accused of propagating misinformation and undermining Brazilian democracy. Much of the company’s fines have also been paid off.
Moraes responded on Saturday with a short judicial order requesting additional documents. He gave the company five days to complete the paperwork to legalize its presence in Brazil and asked several agencies to investigate X’s legal standing in Brazil.
WOW: @elonmusk unexpectedly gave in to Brazil and agreed to block certain @X accounts in order to remain operational in the country.
Didn’t see that coming! pic.twitter.com/xqpuOAAP1L
— Houman David Hemmati, MD, PhD (@houmanhemmati) September 21, 2024
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This freak will eat your liver. Slurp!
everyone in the world knows the US is a toothless paper tiger now
Very disappointing Elon , what gives ? The commie stole the election for Lula , is hated by most Brazilians and X just gave him a big win , sad !
Which means he will Censor X. Big surprise there. Meanwhile, he didn’t get his 55 billion in cash and Tesla stock is cratering.
When will starlink dishes be offered in camouflage?
Global social media sites are doomed because what fly’s in one country wont another. Musk and the people have constitutional rights in this country that protect free speech. But then there are also conflict of interests in all countries when comes to culture clashes and propaganda. Overall social media sites end up destroying cultures and dehumanizing the users. Globalism is… Read more »
“The suspension of the platform, while necessary to assure the sovereignty of the country, should not go on for too long.” if your sovereignty is in jeopardy because of a free speech platform you really don’t have much going for you.