A Supreme Court justice ordered social media platform X — formerly Twitter — suspended in Brazil after Elon Musk refused to name a legal representative for the firm.
According to an Aug. 30 Associated Press report, Justice Alexandre de Moraes followed through with his intention to shut down X’s Brazilian operations if Musk failed to appoint a legal representative by Aug. 29. X’s Global Government Affairs team said the platform “would not comply with [Moraes’] illegal orders to censor his political opponents.”
It’s unclear what X’s next move may be for Brazilian users. Musk has made many posts claiming Justice Moraes was “evil” and a “dictator” for his alleged “illegal political censorship.” Moraes had been investigating X for allowing and promoting misinformation related to former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
At the time of publication, Brazilian X users reported they could still access the social media platform.
This is a developing story, and further information will be added as it becomes available.
