Brazil blocks X access due to legal representative absence, escalating speech and misinformation dispute.

Brazil has blocked access to Elon Musk's social media platform X after he failed to appoint a legal representative as required by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. This shutdown escalates an ongoing dispute regarding free speech and misinformation. As a result, around 200,000 new users have flocked to alternative platform Bluesky. The ban has raised concerns about censorship and led to legal challenges regarding fines for VPN use to access X.

August 31, 2024
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