Source: CBS News
“With its ban of X, which went into effect on Saturday, Brazil joins a small club of countries to have taken similar measures against the social network, most of them run by authoritarian regimes. The suspension was ordered by a top Brazilian judge after Elon Musk refused to name a legal representative in the country. Justice Alexandre de Moraes and Musk had been feuding for months over allegations X engaged in obstruction, criminal organization and incitement, namely the decision said, supporting a network of people known as digital militias who allegedly spread defamatory fake news and threats against Supreme Court justices. Market research group Emarketer says some 40 million Brazilians, roughly one-fifth of the population, access X at least once per month.” (08/31/24)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brazil-block-on-social-network-x-goes-into-effect/