Musk’s X Braces to Be Blocked in Brazil as Deadline Passes

Published on August 30, 2024

The social media platform X said it expects to be blocked in Brazil after failing to meet a Supreme Court judges’ deadline to name a new legal representative for the company. Earlier this month, X owner shut down operations in Brazil, saying that Brazilian authorities had threatened the company’s legal representative with imprisonment for failing to comply with what X described as “censorship orders.” Despite the shutdown, the platform remained accessible to Brazilian users. On the evening of Aug. 28, Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued a court order on X, giving Musk just 24 hours to appoint a new legal representative for X Brasil in response to a petition filed against the company, warning that failure to comply would result in the platform’s suspension....

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