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Montevideo, December 23rd 2024 - 19:45 UTC

Tag: X

  • Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 10:53 UTC

    De Moraes allows X back in Brazil

    De Moraes said the company fulfilled the necessary requirements to return to operating

    Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Tuesday ordered the social network X reinstated in South America's largest country after banning it for failing to comply with national laws and subsequent court decisions, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Saturday, September 28th 2024 - 10:06 UTC

    De Moraes imposes new fines on X before lifting the ban

    After the fines are paid, it remains to be seen whether De Moraes will reinstate the platform in Brazil

    Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Moraes Friday ruled that tycoon Elon Musk's social media platform X must pay a R$ 10 million (US$ 1.84 million) fine to be reinstated, Agencia Brasil reported. The company had been banned from operating in the South American country for failing to comply with some orders from the judge regarding the suspension of users posting content deemed inappropriate.

  • Friday, September 27th 2024 - 09:58 UTC

    X complies with De Moraes' requirements and asks to be reinstated in Brazil

    De Moraes has no deadline to make a ruling

    Tycoon Elon Musk's social media platform X has submitted all the necessary paperwork before Brazil's Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes to have its services reinstated in South America's largest country after being suspended last month for failing to comply with the magistrate's orders. De Moraes' decision to suspend X nationwide was later upheld unanimously by the STF's First Panel.

  • Saturday, September 21st 2024 - 10:28 UTC

    X appoints legal representative in Brazil

    Lawyer Rachel de Oliveira Villa Nova was chosen by Musk's company for the position

    Tycoon Elon Musk's social media network X appointed a legal representative in Brazil as requested by Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes just before the deadline 9.29 pm deadline, Agencia Brasil reported. The company chose Lawyer Rachel de Oliveira Villa Nova for the position.

  • Wednesday, September 4th 2024 - 22:26 UTC

    Starlink now says it will ban X in Brazil

    Starlink's mother company SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell is advising people against traveling to South America's largest country

    Satellite internet service provider (ISP) Starlink backtracked on its initial decision and acquiesced to banning social media platform X nationwide as ordered by Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes and supported by fellow magistrates Luis Roberto Fux, Cármen Lúcia, Cristiano Zanin and Flávio Dino. Both X and SpaceX (Starlink's parent company) are owned by South African-born tycoon Elon Musk.

  • Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 13:34 UTC

    Starlink not banning X in Brazil

    Starlink faces “the cancellation of its license,” Baigorri explained

    Starlink, the satellite internet service provider (ISP) owned among others by tycoon Elon Musk, has announced it would not abide by Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes' decision to ban the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter and also a Musk business) in South America's largest country.

  • Friday, August 30th 2024 - 09:55 UTC

    De Moraes now freezes Starlink's accounts to collect fines on X

    ”De Moraes' colleagues on the Supreme Court are either unable or unwilling to confront him,” Musk's X argued

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Thursday froze internet supplier Starlink's accounts to guarantee the payments of the fines he imposed on the social media platform X, Agencia Brasil reported. Both X and Starlink are owned by South African-born tycoon Elon Musk, who has repeatedly dubbed the magistrate “a dictator.”

  • Friday, August 9th 2024 - 08:34 UTC

    Maduro bans X from Venezuela for 10 days

    After 10 days a final measure is to be taken, according to Maduro's announcement

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Thursday banned the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) for 10 days. He also accused its owner Elon Musk of “inciting hatred” in the South American country. Maduro has also singled out WhatsApp, Instagram, and TikTok as “multipliers of hate”.

  • Monday, April 8th 2024 - 21:38 UTC

    Musk's social platform to disregard Brazilian Court's orders to suspend users posting alleged fake news?

    De Moraes (L) should be impeached, Musk (R) stressed

    Business mogul Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has taken on Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes for wanting to censor content spread via the internet. “Why are you demanding so much censorship in Brazil?,” Musk asked the magistrate.