Social media platform X set to request restoration of service in Brazil

26/9/2024 6:15

        Elon Musk's social media
        platform X will file documents requested by Brazil's Supreme
        Court and ask by this Monday that service be restored in the
        country, according to two people familiar with the situation.
        
        Access to the platform formerly known as Twitter has been
        blocked in Brazil since the end of August, following an order by
        Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The judge and the
        U.S. tech firm have been at loggerheads over his investigation
        of "digital militias" he has accused of spreading hate messages
        in Brazil.
        
        The dispute led X to close its offices in the country and
        let go of employees including its legal agent, breaching a local
        law.
        
        The platform may again be available to Brazilians as early
        as next week after X provides documents requested by the court
        proving it now has a legal representative in the country, said
        the sources familiar with X's plans.
        
        X and the Brazilian Supreme Court did not immediately
        respond to requests for comment.
        
        Last week, X lawyers said the company had appointed a legal
        representative in Brazil, as ordered by the Supreme Court, but
        it did not initially provide documents to prove the appointee
        was formally able to respond for the company. Once the new set
        of documents have been sent, the firm expects the issue to be
        resolved, according to the sources.
        
        The sources said X has also started to comply with the
        court's other demands - blocking profiles of people allegedly
        spreading fake news and paying a 18 million reais ($3 million)
        fine via accounts of Musk's Starlink.
        
        The social media firm is keen to smooth over the
        relationship with Moraes and operate like any other tech company
        in the country, said one of the sources.