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X faces additional $1.9M fine to end ban in Brazil (techcrunch.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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X (formerly Twitter) could soon resume service in Brazil — if it’s willing to pay an additional fine.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Not to defend musk, but wasn't this because they threatened to arrest the legal representative so they got recalled back to the states?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Where do you get your news? X?

[–] parpol 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's what happened from what I heard.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No it didn’t

[–] parpol 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://apnews.com/article/x-brazil-de-moraes-musk-censorship-social-media-a5237159da8dcba5786765b59e24ec6f

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Social media platform X said Saturday it will close its operations in Brazil, claiming Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes threatened to arrest its legal representative in Brazil if they did not comply with orders.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Ok then, if they claim it must be true, right? /s