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Brazil lifts ban on Musk's X after it pays $5m fine

Brazil lifts ban on Musk's X after it pays $5m fine

Above: Elon Musk at the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 - June 19, 2024. Image copyright: Marc Piasecki / Contributor / Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images***PLEASE REPLACE WATERMARKED IMAGE***

The Facts

  • Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is seeking to restore service in Brazil after paying large fines and blocking users accused of disseminating disinformation.

  • After the X paid fines totaling 28M reais ($5.1M) and agreed to appoint a local representative as per Brazilian law, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes approved the "immediate return" of X's operations in the country.

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