09/03/2024

Brazilian X Supreme Court Panel Upholds X's Suspension Order

The social media platform remains blocked in the South American country

A panel of Brazil’s federal supreme court justices voted unanimously to uphold orders suspending the use of Elon Musk’s social network X, formerly known as Twitter, nationwide.

One justice, Luiz Fux, voted to uphold but expressed "reservations" about a measure of the order that allows the court to fine individuals or businesses that engage in “subterfuge,” for example using VPNs, to use X while it is blocked.

The court’s top justice, Alexandre de Moraes, had issued the controversial suspension orders late Friday after warning on Wednesday that Musk and X had 24 hours to appoint a legal representative for their business in Brazil or face “penalty of suspension of activities.” X had earlier defied court requests to take down accounts or posts that it said violated Brazil’s laws on political misinformation and hate speech online.

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