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Brazil Supreme Court fines X over noncompliance with suspension order
Brazil's Supreme Court ordered social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to pay a daily fine of R$5 million ($900,000 USD) on Thursday following the platform's failure to comply with the court's orde...
The decision comes after Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) reported an update to X’s application that provided users access to the platform, breaching the court’s previous order. The court upheld its decision in early September and imposed a daily fine of R$50,000 (approximately $8,900 USD) on individuals and entities attempting to bypass the suspension using technological means such as virtual private networks (VPNs). The case surrounding X’s activities in Brazil escalated in April when the court ordered the removal of certain users from X without justification, with the company claiming the decision violated the Marco Civil da Internet and the Brazilian Constitution.
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