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Nearly $9,000 Fine To Be Imposed For Using X With a VPN in Brazil - Court
Nearly $9,000 Fine To Be Imposed For Using X With a VPN in Brazil - Court
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Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered the "immediate and complete" suspension of X in the country, and instituted a fine of over $8,900 for users who access it through "technological tricks."
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"Judge Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Federal Court ordered the immediate and complete suspension of X in the country... The decision sets a daily fine of 50,000 reais [over $8,900] for individuals and legal entities that use technological tricks to continue using X," the statement said. According to Statista, the average Brazilian annual salary was 35,748 reais in 2023, or about $6,370 at today's exchange rates.A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a service that allows users to reroute their internet traffic through a portal, making it appear to websites and services that the user is in that server's location.Earlier Moraes gave Musk 24 hours to appoint a new legal representative of X in Brazil, saying it would be suspended otherwise. The deadline expired on Thursday evening. X said on Friday it refuses to comply with "illegal orders" from a court in Brazil and expects to be shut down in the country. In mid-August, X published a letter from Moraes with demands for censorship and user account information that it said could affect users not only in Brazil, but also in the United States and Argentina. Shortly before that, X posted a letter from the judge requesting the censorship of several accounts held in Brazil, including a sitting parliamentarian.
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Nearly $9,000 Fine To Be Imposed For Using X With a VPN in Brazil - Court
03:10 GMT 31.08.2024 (Updated: 03:13 GMT 31.08.2024) BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) - Individuals or companies using the X social media platform after its suspension in Brazil will pay a fine worth about $9,000, according to a court statement.
"Judge Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Federal Court ordered the immediate and complete suspension of X in the country... The decision sets a daily fine of 50,000 reais [over $8,900] for individuals and legal entities that use technological tricks to continue using X," the statement said.
According to Statista, the average Brazilian annual salary was 35,748 reais in 2023, or about $6,370 at today's exchange rates.
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a service that allows users to reroute their internet traffic through a portal, making it appear to websites and services that the user is in that server's location.
Earlier Moraes gave Musk 24 hours to appoint a new legal representative of X in Brazil, saying it would be suspended otherwise.
The deadline expired on Thursday evening. X said on Friday it refuses to comply with "illegal orders" from a court in Brazil and expects to be shut down in the country.
In mid-August, X published a letter from Moraes with demands for censorship and user account information that it said could affect users not only in Brazil, but also in the United States and Argentina. Shortly before that, X posted a letter from the judge requesting the censorship of several accounts held in Brazil, including a sitting parliamentarian.
