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Pedro Camacho

Brazil Lifts X Ban After Elon Musk Pays Fines and Complies with Supreme Court Demands

Elon Musk (Credit: Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)

The Supreme Court of Brazil authorized the immediate reinstatement of social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, after Elon Musk paid a fine of 28.6 million reais (5.2 million USD) and agreed to comply with judicial rulings.

Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes also gave the national telecommunications agency, Anatel, 24 hours to take necessary actions to make X available again throughout the country. This decision came after the General Prosecutor's Office supported the platform's return, concluding that no unresolved issues remained that would prevent X's reactivation.

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