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Brazil: Issued Supreme Court Decision Imposing Daily Fine to X for Non-Compliance

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Issued Supreme Court Decision Imposing Daily Fine to X for Non-Compliance

On 19 September 2024, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) of Brazil issued an order imposing a daily fine on X, formerly Twitter, for their continuous non-compliance with previous orders. Specifically, the Court suspended the platform from operating in …

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court

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2024-04-07
under deliberation

On 7 April 2024, the Federal Supreme Court (STF) issued a ruling ordering Elon Musk, the owner of t…

2024-08-30
under investigation

On 30 August 2024, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) of Brazil denied Starlink's request against the …

2024-08-30
under investigation

On 30 August 2024, Minister Alexandre de Moraes of the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) issued…

2024-09-02
under investigation

On 2 September 2024, the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) confirmed the decision of 30 August …

2024-09-13
in force

On 13 September 2024, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) of Brazil ordered the unblocking of accounts …

2024-09-19
under investigation

On 19 September 2024, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) of Brazil issued an order imposing a daily fi…

2024-09-27
under investigation

On 27 September 2024, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) of Brazil issued an order reinstating the ne…

2024-10-08
in force

On 8 October 2024, the Supreme Court of Brazil authorised the immediate reinstatement of X Brasil I…