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X faces additional $1.9M fine to end ban in Brazil(techcrunch.com)

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X (formerly Twitter) could soon resume service in Brazil — if it’s willing to pay an additional fine.

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rhandyrhoads@lemmy.world
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Not to defend musk, but wasn’t this because they threatened to arrest the legal representative so they got recalled back to the states?

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lostinfog@reddthat.com
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Where do you get your news? X?

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parpol@programming.dev
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That’s what happened from what I heard.

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lostinfog@reddthat.com
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No it didn’t

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parpol@programming.dev
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https://apnews.com/article/x-brazil-de-moraes-musk-censorship-social-media-a5237159da8dcba5786765b59e24ec6f

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Social media platform X said Saturday it will close its operations in Brazil, claiming Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes threatened to arrest its legal representative in Brazil if they did not comply with orders.

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