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Brazil’s supreme court upholds ban on Elon Musk’s X over ‘illegal conduct’ (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 months ago by breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Members of Brazil’s supreme court have unanimously voted to uphold the ban on X, after Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with local laws led to the social network being blocked in one of its biggest markets.

On Monday, five of the court’s justices were asked to consider Friday’s decision to temporarily banish X from Brazil, where the platform has more than 21 million users. By lunchtime all five had voted in favour of the ban.

Casting his vote in favour of X’s continued suspension, Flávio Dino said the company’s decision to “deliberately” ignore a court order to name a legal representative in Brazil suggested it “considered itself above the rule of law”.

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 91 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Refusal to comply with local laws suggests social media company ‘considered itself above the rule of law’

Seems like a correct observation to me.

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Either that or they think the market isn't worth the effort. Which is fine. I hope other countries follow. Then do the same with meta.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Their third most active market that they just lost

[–] ayaya@lemdro.id 4 points 2 months ago

It might be their third most popular country but that doesn't necessarily mean it's profitable. Brazil isn't exactly known for spending a lot on things like Twitter Blue or ads, especially per capita.

I have a theory they looked at the numbers and realized that shedding the load would save more money than they would gain by staying. But then again that might be giving Elon too much credit.

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