Brazil to restore access to X after social media platform complied with Supreme Court demands

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday approved the reinstatement of social media platform X´s service in the South American country, after it complied with the court's demands. 

Elon Musk's social media company X was banned in August after it failed to name a new legal representative by the Brazilian court's deadline, and after months of clashes over free speech and misinformation.

The social media platform finally agreed to meet the court's demands of blocking certain political accounts from X, paying outstanding fines, and naming the legal representative for X in Brazil, the Associated Press reported.

Brazil requires foreign companies to have representation in the country so they can be notified of any pending legal activities against them.

The new order reinstating access comes after X saw many of its Brazilian users migrate to other social media platforms, including Facebook's Threads. Some users also joined the lesser known social media company Bluesky, which noted an increase of 2.6 million users during the first week of the ban in Brazil. Approximately 85% of those users were from Brazil.

Bluesky told AP that it now has a total of 10.6 million users, and has appointed a legal representative in Brazil.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.