Brazil court upholds X ban

In an ongoing feud over online disinformation, Brazil’s Supreme Court has upheld a ban on X (formerly known as Twitter) for missing a deadline to appoint a new legal representative in the country


COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST NUMBER OF X USERS (millions)
U.S.		106.23 
Japan 		69.28
India 		25.45
Indonesia 	24.85
UK 		24.30
Brazil 		21.48
Turkey 		19.74
Mexico 		17.45
Saudi Arabia 	16.28
Germany		15.42


2024: Elon Musk (right) and Justice Alexandre de Moraes (left) enter into conflict over Brazil’s suspension of more than 200 X accounts – many of which belong to supporters of former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro
               
Since ban took effect, 500,000 Brazilians, including President Lula da Silva (right), have turned to Bluesky platform instead
 

Chart data as of April 2024 


Sources: BBC, Time, Statista
Pictures: Getty 
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