Brazil Supreme Court's Final Ultimatum to Appoint Legal Representative for X: "Service Will Be Blocked if Not Complied"
On the 28th (local time), the Brazilian Supreme Court issued a final ultimatum to Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, stating that if his social networking service (SNS) platform X (formerly Twitter) does not appoint a legal representative in Brazil within 24 hours, the service will be blocked.
According to Bloomberg on the same day, the Brazilian Supreme Court posted a ruling on its official X account stating that if X does not comply with the court's ruling, corporate activities in Brazil could be suspended. It also added that this decision is an action to ensure compliance with Brazilian law.
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This follows Musk's recent announcement that he would close X's operations in Brazil.
Judge Alexandre de Moraes of the Brazilian Supreme Court ordered X in April to block accounts related to the "digital militia." These accounts were accused of spreading fake news and hate messages during the administration of former President Jair Bolsonaro. However, X opposed the Supreme Court's demand to block certain popular accounts in Brazil, and CEO Musk challenged the order.
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Subsequently, on the 17th, X revealed that the Brazilian Supreme Court threatened to arrest its legal representative in Brazil and impose a fine of 20,000 reais (approximately 4.8 million KRW) per day if it did not comply with the order to block specific accounts. X then announced its decision to immediately dismiss all employees in Brazil and close its operations there. However, it stated that the X service would continue in Brazil.
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