Is this the end of X in Brazil (again)? Suspension threat sparks memes on social media

Last Wednesday night (28), the Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Alexandre de Moraes, called on Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter), to appoint a legal representative for the company in Brazil within 24 hours. If the decision is not complied with, the social network must be taken offline in the country.

This decision of the Minister brings to the agenda the issues that have been discussed on social media, especially on the platform since yesterday.

While the arm wrestling between Moraes and Musk was taking place there, the Brazilians of course did not miss the opportunity to make a meme about the situation.

“I’m glad Twitter is ending, I have work to do next week,” one user commented. But other internet users recalled the history of the ‘nonsense’: “Hey guys, do you really believe Twitter is ending in Brazil? This fiction has been going on for months.”

Check out what users are saying about the so-called “end of X”:

“Twitter will end” / Twitter will be like this tomorrow: pic.twitter.com/3eeotgnu34

—Selina | eshal ???? (@Selina_Oceann) August 29, 2024

“Twitter is going away.”

Twitter: pic.twitter.com/1KZYFYqtQc

— Juliana Kunc Dantas (@jkdantas) August 29, 2024

and once again the canonical event that says Twitter will end is happening pic.twitter.com/hQBdTC7b5C

— daniel dewatter (@saaczin) August 29, 2024

Twitter is ending and these are my proudest achievements on this network pic.twitter.com/1gzRuVMr9u

— giordannonader (@giordannonader) August 29, 2024

Twitter is going to end and I’m going to have to use this bombshell, Threads. pic.twitter.com/AmzMY4Qtvj

– guide ???? (@noguils) August 29, 2024

If Twitter ends, the entire population that grew up on this site will be homeless in the corners of the internet pic.twitter.com/wsJG0mwCTR

— paiva (@paiva) August 29, 2024

I love how every month they say Twitter is going to end and nothing ever happens pic.twitter.com/WAYi6m0Jdo

—Lizzy? Seung’s girlfriend (@straw_bbinnie) August 29, 2024

“Twitter will end, where are we going?”

Here pic.twitter.com/b7NetUa9F4

-ISIS?? (@isisw1ft) August 29, 2024

People saying Twitter is ending has already become a monthly occurrence pic.twitter.com/wt8Hqj2vo3

– chatter? (@fvryding) August 29, 2024

“Twitter is coming to an end” pic.twitter.com/H8lwFEt9xs

— arroiz (@arrroiz) August 29, 2024

With the supposed end of X, there were even those who supported the possible return of Orkut, the famous social network of the 2000s.

Orkut’s owner can do something really funny in 24 hours pic.twitter.com/yRMPCSB9b7

— fumaresia (@gui911) August 29, 2024

Everyone knows the right thing to do would be:

1) Nationalize Twitter;
2) Recreate Orkut;
3) Close LinkedIn.

— André (@andreaugustin) August 29, 2024