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Saturday, August 31, 2024

Internet users in Brazil will soon be unable to access X after the country's Supreme Court enforced a ban on the social media platform.

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... Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who presides over several anti-disinformation inquiries, had given X until roughly 8 pm local time on Thursday to comply with a requirement to appoint a legal representative in Brazil.

As the platform failed to comply with the order, Justice Moraes has informed Brazil's telecom regulator Anatel to take the social network off air in the country within the next 24 hours.

X announced on August 17 that it was shutting down its Brazil offices, blaming the decision on "censorship" by Justice Moraes in the process. The following day, the justice subpoenaed X's lawyer, ordering the company to turn in the required documents.

On August 28, the court gave Mr. Musk a final public warning by way of a post on X, tagging Mr. Musk and the company's Global Affairs team. The court said its unusual method stemmed from the X's lack of a formal representative in Brazil. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-08-30 04:21 PM | Reply

New York Times Pitchbot
@DougJBalloon

1h
Elon Musk, who I don't support, was right to shut down the Brazil offices of Twitter, which I don't support, even though that means that I, who I also don't support, can't post anymore.

by Glenn Greenwald

x.com

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-08-31 09:11 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

How will this shutdown affect X's revenue stream? A revenue stream that has appeared to be a bit on the light side since Mr Musk took over.


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-08-31 12:11 PM | Reply

Looks like Brazil is no longer a safe space for Nazis.

#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-08-31 02:05 PM | Reply

We should ban Musk's mouth piece here in America as well.

But the rich control this nation. So that will never happen.

#5 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-08-31 02:07 PM | Reply

Related...

Russian Oligarch-Linked Fund Tied to Elon Musk's Twitter Purchase
eutoday.net

... An investment fund linked to the sons of Russian oligarchs Petr Aven and Vadim Moshkovich played a role in helping Elon Musk acquire Twitter, now rebranded as X.

This revelation comes from a court document from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, as reported by The Washington Post.

In 2022, Musk finalised the purchase of Twitter for a staggering $44 billion, aided by a variety of financial institutions, banks, and funds. Among the investors identified in 2024 through court-mandated disclosures, the venture capital firm 8VC stands out as one of the 100 largest backers of the acquisition. 8VC, a U.S.-based fund, includes among its personnel the sons of Russian oligarchs Aven and Moshkovich, both of whom have been the subject of Western sanctions due to their associations with Russia's political elite. According to Forbes 8VC invests in companies that fulfil contracts for the U.S. Department of Defence and NATO. ...


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Elon Musk Opposes Aid to Ukraine and Asserts Putin's Unbeatability
eutoday.net

... In a recent discourse on the X Spaces platform reported by Bloomberg, Elon Musk delivered a controversial stance, opposing the provision of aid to Ukraine and asserting Vladimir Putin's invincibility. ...


#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-08-31 02:32 PM | Reply

Don't call it "x". It's Xitter.

#7 | Posted by DarkVader at 2024-08-31 07:47 PM | Reply

It's Schitter.

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-08-31 11:58 PM | Reply

Elon Musk's X revenue has officially plummeted, new documents show (June 2024)
mashable.com

... By now, you've probably heard about Elon Musk's grand plan to turn X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, into an "everything app." One of the major pillars of Musk's reimagining of X includes a payment platform much like PayPal or Venmo.

New documents obtained by Bloomberg shed new light, not only into Musk's financial service vision for X, but also into just how much the company has struggled financially since he acquired it in October 2022.

These new documents are prepared by X and have been submitted to state regulators as Musk's company looks to receive money transmitter licenses " a requirement for anyone looking to provide financial services of this kind. These documents also give the public its first official peek into the company since Musk took X private.
X's revenue has plunged

Now that X is no longer publicly traded, there's a lot we no longer know about the company. Most reports regarding X's revenue troubles, for example, have come from internal leaks.

However, these new documents make it official: According to X, the company's revenue has plummeted since Musk took over. ...


#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-01 01:54 AM | Reply

Any of you idiots ever read "Animal Farm"?
x.com

#10 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-09-01 07:39 AM | Reply

the people you support banned animal farm.

#11 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2024-09-01 10:34 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Donnerboy siding with the authoritarians. Nobody is surprised.

#12 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-09-02 12:41 AM | Reply

George Orwell was a socialist.

#13 | Posted by anton at 2024-09-02 04:43 AM | Reply

DingDong doesn't understand the first amendment or the care about the laws of other countries.

Nobody is surprised.

#14 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-09-02 12:29 PM | Reply

I know authoritarianism when I see it, Donnerboy.

Brazil is FOS on this. Are you good with the UK arresting people over "hate posts" on Facebook? Which translated, is criticism of their government's open border policy that has resulted in chaos.

#15 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-09-02 02:48 PM | Reply

Patricide Jeff is the lowlife who applauds book bans in red state ---------.

#16 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-09-02 02:59 PM | Reply

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