X Is Back in Brazil

The platform had been suspended since late August after a showdown with the countrys Supreme Court, in which X refused a court order to remove certain right-wing accounts and content that the court said violated Brazilian law..

Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized Xs return after the company blocked profiles accused of disseminating false information, reappointed a legal representative in the country, and paid fines that amounted to 28.6 million reais ($5.1 million)...

Shortly after Musk took over what was formerly Twitter in October 2022, the company received a consent decree from the Brazilian court, threatening a ban if it didnt keep its commitments to curtail election-related mis- and disinformation during the countrys presidential run-offs..

In April, de Moraes served the company with an order to take down a select group of accounts and content that, the court says, spread disinformation about the countrys electoral system..

Santos says she suspects that even if X violates court orders again, Starlink, at least, will be somewhat insulated, noting that the company provides internet to many rural Brazilians..

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