Despite the company's recent decision to comply with the demands of the Brazilian Supreme Court, x is still not back online in Brazil and, according to technology/musks-x-seek-resumption-brazil-service-fines-paid-sources-say-2024-10-04/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:Reuters;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>ReutersThat's at least partly because he paid his fines to the wrong bank. After weeks of being banned in Brazil, x in late September appointed a legal representative for the country as ordered and removed accounts that the court accused of spreading misinformation and hate speech. His final hurdle was to pay the fines he had accrued, which reportedly amounted to approximately $5 million.
Citing court documents from Friday, Reuters reports that x says he paid the fines and requested that services be restored. But Judge Alexandre de Moraes said the funds went to the wrong bank and a decision will have to wait until they have been transferred. x maintains that he paid his fines correctly, according to Reuters. x has been banned in Brazil since the end of August. While the company initially resisted the court's orders, it recently changed its mind and said it was working with the Brazilian government to get the platform back online in the country.
