X companies stay open to Brazilian individuals (consultant)
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The choice to shut the Brazil 𝕏 workplace is tough, but when we agree @AlexanderAs a result of (unlawful) secret censorship and personal info handover necessities, we can not clarify our actions with out feeling disgrace.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 17, 2024
X claims Alexandre Moraes secretly threatened one among its authorized representatives within the South American nation with arrest if he didn’t adjust to authorized orders to take away sure content material from his platform. Brazil’s Supreme Courtroom, the place Alexandre Moraes sits, didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Billionaire Elon Musk’s platform stated on Saturday that the X service stays open to Brazilians.
Earlier this 12 months, Alexandre Moraes ordered X to dam sure accounts as he investigated so-called “digital militias” accused of violating far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro’s Jair Bolsonaro unfold pretend information and hateful messages throughout his time in energy.
Earlier this 12 months, Alexandre Moraes launched an investigation into the billionaire after Musk stated he would reactivate X’s account {that a} choose ordered blocked. Musk calls Alexander Moraes’ resolution on X “unconstitutional.”
After Musk’s problem, Consultant X reversed course, telling Brazil’s Supreme Courtroom that the social media large would abide by the authorized ruling.
In April, legal professionals representing X in Brazil informed the Supreme Courtroom that “operational errors” allowed customers ordered blocked to stay energetic on the social media platform after Alexandre Moraes requested X to elucidate why he allegedly didn’t totally comply together with his resolution.
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