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Brazil Supreme Court Orders Shutdown of Elon Musk’s X

The court has fully suspended the platform in Brazil for noncompliance in appointing a local legal representative.
Brazil Supreme Court Orders Shutdown of Elon Musk’s X
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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The Supreme Court of Brazil has ordered the full suspension of Elon Musk’s social media platform X in the country for refusing to name an in-country legal representative.

Brazil’s Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued the order on Aug. 30, putting millions of users of the platform in Latin America’s biggest economy on track to be cut off.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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