Brazil judge orders X to reimpose block or face hefty fine
Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Elon Musk's X to suspend access to the social network, after ...
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X says Brazil service restoration ‘inadvertent’ and ‘temporary’
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Elon Musk's X social network said on Wednesday that the restoration of its services in ...
X update allows app to bypass Brazil ban: internet providers
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Elon Musk's X social network carried out an automatic update on phone applications that allowed ...
Instagram, under pressure, tightens protection for teens
San Francisco (AFP) - Meta on Tuesday announced the creation of "Teen Accounts," designed to better protect underage users from ...
Kremlin slams Meta ban on Russian state media as ‘unacceptable’
San Francisco (AFP) - Meta said it is banning Russian state media outlets from its apps around the world, prompting ...
Meta bans Russian state media outlets for ‘interference’
San Francisco (AFP) - Meta late Monday said it is banning Russian state media outlets from its apps around the ...
Brazil judge seizes $3 million from Musk to pay X fines
Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's Supreme Court said Friday that a judge has ordered the transfer of some $3 million from ...
Brazilians flock to Bluesky and Threads after X suspension
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Millions of Brazilians, including the president, have flocked to social media platforms such as Threads ...
X vows to end harvesting of EU users’ personal data to train its AI
Dublin (AFP) - Social network X has committed to stop its much-criticised harvesting of European users' personal data to train ...
Brazil block on X comes into effect after judge’s order
Brasília (AFP) - A block on Elon Musk's X social network in Brazil started to take effect early Saturday after ...
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