Brazil bans X: all the latest news

Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered a shutdown for X after Elon Musk didn’t appoint a new Brazilian legal representative.

A Brazilian judge has officially banned X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, bringing the monthslong conflict between Elon Musk and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to a head. On August 30th, Justice de Moraes handed down the order and notified the country’s communications agency to limit access to the platform within 24 hours.

The Brazilian justice, who has led the country’s efforts against misinformation, opened an investigation into X in April after Musk said he reactivated accounts the platform was ordered to block.

Musk later closed X’s offices in Brazil over claims de Moraes threatened to arrest the company’s local legal representative if the platform didn’t follow “censorship orders.” Despite Justice de Moraes warning that Brazil would ban X if it didn’t appoint a new legal representative, Musk still hasn’t complied, leading to the platform’s suspension.

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