Brazil suspends social media platform X

X, previously known as Twitter, has been banned in Brazil for failing to meet a Supreme Court deadline to appoint a new legal representative.

Judge Alexandre de Moraes mandated an "immediate and complete suspension" of the platform until it fulfills all court orders and pays outstanding fines.

Elon Musk, the owner of X, stated, "Free speech is the bedrock of democracy, and an unelected pseudo-judge in Brazil is undermining it for political purposes.”

The dispute began in April when the judge suspended several X accounts for allegedly disseminating disinformation.