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X names Brazil legal representative, its lawyers say 

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  • X names Brazil legal representative, its lawyers say 
  • September 21, 2024
  • Article Body Text sao paulo, brazil — <p>Elon Musk-owned social media platform X has named a legal representative in Brazil, the firm's lawyers said Friday, in a move that would address one of the demands imposed by Brazil's top court to allow the company to operate in the country. </p> <p>Andre Zonaro and Sergio Rosenthal, who were recently appointed as X's lawyers in Brazil, told Reuters that colleague Rachel de Oliveira Conceicao was chosen as the firm's legal representative. </p> <p>In late August, Brazil's top court ordered mobile and internet service providers to block X in the nation, and users were cut off within hours. </p> <p>The shutdown followed a monthslong dispute between Musk and Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes over X's noncompliance with court orders demanding the platform take action against the spread of hate speech. </p> <p>Courts have previously blocked accounts implicated in probes of allegedly spreading misinformation and hate, which Musk has denounced as censorship, and had also ordered X to name a local legal representative as required by Brazilian law, after the firm closed its offices in Brazil in mid-August. </p> <p>On Thursday, the lawyers representing X in Brazil said the firm would present a legal representative to the local Supreme Court &quot;very soon.&quot; </p> <p>They also said the firm was starting to comply with the orders on removing content, which is another demand from the top court.</p>
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  • Language English
  • NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
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  • Network VOA
  • Embargo Date September 20, 2024 22:02 EDT
  • Byline Reuters
  • Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English
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