Despite the company’s decision to comply with the demands of the Brazilian Supreme Court, X is still not online in Brazil – and according to Reutersthis is at least partly because he paid his fines to the wrong bank. After being banned for weeks in Brazil, in late September X appointed a legal representative as ordered for the country and suspended the accounts of the court accused of spreading misinformation and hate speech. It was his last obstacle pay the fines it was reported to be about 5 million dollars.
Citing court filings on Friday, Reuters reports that X has paid the fines and demanded the restoration of services. But Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the funds went to the wrong bank and the decision will have to wait until they are transferred. X claims that he paid his fines correctly Reuters. X has been banned in Brazil since the end of August. Although the company initially resisted the court’s orders, it recently changed its tune and said it was working with the Brazilian government to bring the platform back online in the country.
