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New update defies Brazil's X ban

» Updated: 04 October 2024, 01:33

» Published: 18 September 2024

New update defies Brazil's X ban
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The social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, has been banned in Brazil since the end of the summer. The platform has been removed from Apple's and Google's app stores, and at the beginning of September, the country's highest court confirmed the decision.

However, according to internet providers in Brazil, an automatic update of the mobile application that has been rolled out has made it possible to continue using the platform – to many people's great surprise. In total, X has 22 million users in Brazil.

The background to the ban is a long-standing dispute over the content on X and which representatives from the company are available in Brazil.

The original decision to ban X was made by the controversial Alexandre de Moraes, chairman of the country's constitutional court. He has previously threatened to imprison X representatives if they do not comply with the country's laws. This follows several months of dispute over the content on the platform, where de Moraes claims that X spreads extremism, hate speech, and anti-democratic content.

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