The Supreme Court of Brazil allowed the social network X to resume its operation in the country, Reuters writes, citing the decision of Judge Alexandre de Moraes.
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As the agency points out, X has met all the conditions to resume its activities in the country; The decision to lift restrictions takes effect immediately.
The service should go live in Brazil within 24 hours. However, according to Reuters, as of 19:00 local time on October 8 (01:00 Moscow time on October 9), access to the platform had not yet been restored.
Brazil’s Communications Minister Juscelino Filho called the implementation of X fines and court decisions a “victory for the country.” “We have shown the world that our laws must be respected by everyone,” he emphasized.
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On August 30, the Supreme Court of Brazil decided to block access to Platform contents.
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Elon Musk called the decision an attack on freedom of expression. X’s competitor, Bluesky, saw an increase in the number of registered accounts to a record 9 million, with 85% of new users being Brazilian.
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X subsequently began blocking accounts at the request of a Brazilian court and paid a fine of 28.6 million reais ($5.24 million).
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