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Brazil's Supreme Court Delays X's Service Resumption Over Misdirected Fines

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-06T21:47:29.288115+05:30

- Brazil's Supreme Court has postponed its decision on whether to allow social media platform X to resume services in the country. - The delay is due to X's lawyers paying pending fines to the wrong bank. - X has been suspended in Brazil since late August for not complying with court orders related to hate speech moderation. - X's lawyers insist that the company had paid the fines correctly and do not see the need for the prosecutor general to be consulted before the ban is lifted. - The company had paid 28.6 million reais ($5.24 million) in fines, according to a document seen by Reuters. Source: [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/technology/musks-x-seek-resumption-brazil-service-fines-paid-sources-say-2024-10-04/)

Brazil's Supreme Court has postponed its decision on whether to allow social media platform X to resume services in the country.
The delay is due to X's lawyers paying pending fines to the wrong bank.
X has been suspended in Brazil since late August for not complying with court orders related to hate speech moderation.
X's lawyers insist that the company had paid the fines correctly and do not see the need for the prosecutor general to be consulted before the ban is lifted.
The company had paid 28.6 million reais ($5.24 million) in fines, according to a document seen by Reuters.

Source: Reuters