Brazil's top court imposes fresh fine on X before allowing it to resume service

Brazil's Supreme Court said that social platform X still needs to pay just over USD 5 million in pending fines before it will be allowed to resume its service.

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Sao Paulo/Brasilia,UPDATED: Sep 28, 2024 12:52 IST
Posted By: Radha Basnet

Brazil's Supreme Court said on Friday that social platform X still needs to pay just over USD 5 million in pending fines, including a new one, before it will be allowed to resume its service in the country, according to a court document.

Earlier this week, the Elon Musk-owned US firm told the court it had complied with orders to stop the spread of misinformation and asked it to lift a ban on the platform. But Judge Alexandre de Moraes responded on Friday with a ruling that X and its legal representative in Brazil must still agree to pay a total of 18.3 million reais (USD 3.4 million) in pending fines that were previously ordered by the court.

In his decision, the judge said that the court can use resources already frozen from X and Starlink accounts in Brazil, but to do so the satellite company, also owned by Musk, had to drop its pending appeal against the funds blockage.

The judge also demanded a new 10 million reais (USD 1.8 million) fine related to a brief period of time last week when X became available again for some users in Brazil.

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https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/brazil-supreme-court-social-platform-x-us-tech-firm-service-pending-fines-elon-musk-2607827-2024-09-28