X announces suspension of Brazil operations, alleging ‘censorship orders’ from Supreme Court justice
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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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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.
SAO PAULO, Aug 17 — Media platform X said on Saturday it would close its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to what it called “censorship orders” by Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes.
X owner Elon Musk says that the company is shutting down operations in Brazil effective immediately. The company claims one of its legal representatives was threatened with arrest if it did not "comply with his censorship orders."
Social media platform X is closing its office in Brazil after a high-ranking judge threatened the company with arrests due to failure to comply with censorship orders.
Social media platform X has decided to shut down its office in Brazil after a judge threatened to arrest one of the company’s legal representatives in a censorship dispute.
A feud between X owner Elon Musk and a Brazilian top court judge has culminated in the platform shutting down its local operations for the staff’s "safety."
X shut down operations in Brazil on Saturday after the company claimed a supreme court justice threatened to have a representative arrested, Reuters reported.
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