The Supreme Court of Brazil maintained this Friday the blocking of
X has been suspended in Brazil since August 31 by order of magistrate Alexandre de Moraes, within the framework of a vast investigation against the dissemination of false news and crimes of hate on the Internet.
De Moraes today denied a request presented on Thursday by the legal representatives of X in Brazil, who asked him to reestablish the platform under the argument that they had complied with all the determinations required by the high court.
However, the judge stated that
That fine refers to the punishment imposed after X’s alleged maneuver that allowed it to become operational again a few days this month, after executing an update to the application that made it more difficult to block.
“The immediate return of its activities depends solely on full compliance with Brazilian legislation and absolute observance of the decisions of the Judiciary, in respect for national sovereignty,” De Moraes said in Friday’s decision.
The magistrate made the decision to suspend
These profiles apparently belong to bloggers and far-right activists who systematically attack democratic institutions by spreading fake news, with the intention of “instituting an environment of total impunity and a ‘lawless land,'” according to the Supreme Court.
Musk not only refused to delete those profiles, but he closed X’s office in Brazil and subsequently withdrew the company’s legal representatives, in addition to not paying the fines imposed.
The also owner of Tesla and Space
However, Musk, one of the richest people on the planet, has gradually accepted all the decisions of the Brazilian Supreme Court.
Brasilia / EFE
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2024-09-29 06:37:11
