Social network X appoints legal representative in Brazil, one of the conditions to lift its ban in the country

Perhaps the end of the battle between the platform and justice? The social network X has appointed a legal representative in the country, the company’s lawyers announced to the CNN Brasil website and to the Reuters agency on Friday, September 20.

The network, owned by billionaire and far-right supporter Elon Musk, had decided to close its offices in the country in protest against a Brazilian court decision that demanded that certain users be banned for misinformation. A Supreme Court judge, Alexandre de Moraes, has made it mandatory to block X in the country since August 31, criticizing the platform’s management for the lack of a legal representative and the refusal to comply with court requests.

Even with this setback, the network’s return to Brazil is not guaranteed: X must still block users designated by the courts, CNN Brasil reports. It must also pay a fine, imposed by the same judge on Wednesday when the network briefly became accessible again in the country – X claims a reappearance “involuntary” after a server change.

Elon Musk, the libertarian billionaire and boss of the platform, regularly denounces the Brazilian judge whom he described as “dictator” and of “criminal of the worst kind”and accuses illegal decisions and political interference. His social network is also threatened with sanctions by the European Union for misleading users and lack of transparency on the advertising it displays.