Brazil will be left without Xformerly Twitter; a Supreme Court judge ordered the app to be suspended of the social network acquired by billionaire Elon Musk.
Today, Friday, August 20, 2024, the Brazil’s Supreme Court has decided to suspend the use of X, after several months of dispute with Elon Musk, the new owner of the social network.
But, Why was the use of X, formerly Twitter, discontinued? Here we tell you the reason and how the dispute between the Latin American country and Elon Musk originated.
Brazil suspends use of X app for this reason
Judge Alexandre De Moraes determined prohibit the presence of X, formerly Twitter, in Brazil, with which the app will be suspended in the country.
The reason is that Elon Musk refused to appoint a legal representative for X in Brazil, According to the Supreme Court, which ordered on Wednesday, August 28 a period of 24 hours to make such appointment.
Since the deadline ended on Thursday, August 29 and what was ordered was not complied with, the Judge Alexandre De Moraes ordered the blocking of the X app starting today, Friday, August 30, and will remain suspended until the appointment is made.
For those who use X, formerly Twitter, through a VPN, you can receive a fine of up to $8,800.
It is worth mentioning that Brazil’s demands come after there was no legal representative for the social network in the country for nearly a month.
Elon Musk accuses Brazilian judge of being a dictator; X warns of “illegal orders” for political purposes
Given the position of the Brazilian judge, the owner of X, Elon Musk called him an “evil dictator” disguised as a judge.
He also shared the statement released by X’s Global Government Affairs team, which states that the decision of the Brazilian judgeand it is because the social network did not comply with its “illegal orders” for political purposes.
According to X, before Twitter, the Judge ordered censorship of political opponents and even threatened to imprison the legal representative of the social network in the country, which is why she resigned.
However, X pointed out that even though she resigned, the judge ordered all your bank accounts to be frozen.
“Our challenges against his illegal actions were dismissed or ignored, Judge Moraes’ colleagues in the Supreme Court are unwilling or unable to confront him,” X’s team defended itself.
For these reasons, the social network pointed out a infringes freedom of expression, Well, the Brazilian judge Alexander De Moraes requires X to violate that country’s own laws.
“In the coming days, we will publish all of Judge Moraes’ illegal lawsuits and all related court records for the sake of transparency,” X warned.
“Unlike other social media and technology platforms, we will not secretly carry out illegal orders. For our users in Brazil and around the world, X remains committed to protecting your freedom of expression.”
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2024-09-01 13:06:33