Africa Business News

Brazil's Supreme Court will vote on whether or not to uphold a ruling to ban social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Justice Alexandre Moraes called for the vote after the platform was suspended in the country in the early hours of Saturday. It came after X failed to appoint a new legal representative in Brazil before a court-imposed deadline. Justice Moraes gave companies, including Apple and Google, a five-day deadline to remove X from its app stores and block its use on iOS and Android devices. He added that individuals or businesses that are found to still be accessing X by using virtual private networks could be fined $8,910.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/africa-business-news--4166630/support.