Brazil's Top Court Says X Paid Pending Fines to Wrong Bank (reuters.com)
- Reference: 0175198499
- News link: https://slashdot.org/story/24/10/06/0350219/brazils-top-court-says-x-paid-pending-fines-to-wrong-bank
- Source link: https://www.reuters.com/technology/musks-x-seek-resumption-brazil-service-fines-paid-sources-say-2024-10-04/
> Brazil's Supreme Court said on Friday that lawyers representing social media platform X did not pay pending fines to the proper bank, postponing its decision on whether to allow the tech firm to resume services in Brazil.
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> The payment of the fines, which X lawyers argued that the company had paid correctly, is the only outstanding measure demanded by the court in order to authorize X to operate again in Brazil... Earlier on Friday, X, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, filed a fresh request to have its services restored in Brazil, saying it had paid all pending fines. In response to the request, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes requested the payment to be transferred to the right bank. He also determined that once fines are sorted out, Brazil's prosecutor general will give his opinion on the recent requests made by X's legal team in Brazil, which has been seeking to have the platform restored in the country.
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> Following Moraes' decision on Friday, X lawyers again asked the court for authorization to resume operations in Brazil, denying that the company had paid the fines to the wrong account and saying they do not see the need for the prosecutor general to be consulted before the ban is lifted.
[1] https://www.reuters.com/technology/musks-x-seek-resumption-brazil-service-fines-paid-sources-say-2024-10-04/
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Very very interesting, off-topic but very interesting indeed.
This kind of suppression of evidence has to be a criminal matter rather than a civil matter? LOCK 'IM UP.
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Could we not just put it in as a story... oh wait, [1]it's already there [slashdot.org].. and like discuss it normally? Or have we lost faith in the editors to read that and publish? They don't do it instantly and never have. Give them a few hours?
[1] https://slashdot.org/submission/17328189/post-office-senior-executive-suspended-over-allegations-of-destroying-evidence
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This is the new Slashdot, twice or not at all.
Mistakes happen (Score:3)
Musk is busy [1]campaigning with Trump [nytimes.com], so his minions are a bit out of control.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/05/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-butler-rally.html
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Not that anyone said anything to the contrary, but you've been triggered, so let me assure both Musk and you: Being an idiot in public isn't illegal. It's a free country.
Re:Mistakes happen (Score:4, Interesting)
The story is literally about Brazil's censorship of X.
You mean the same, exact censorship Leon [1]rolled over for in Turkey [imgur.com]? The one he unequivocally made excuses for?
[1] https://imgur.com/gallery/amazing-oAXNddH
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>> Not that anyone said anything to the contrary, but you've been triggered, so let me assure both Musk and you: Being an idiot in public isn't illegal. It's a free country.
> The story is literally about Brazil's censorship of X.
A company Musk literally bought to implement his version of free speech.
And now Musk is jumping around and campaigning for a guy who routinely threatens to use the power of the state to go after media organizations that criticize him, and shut down social media that moderates him and generally [1]restricts free speech [aclu.org].
So beyond the incompetent leadership (wrong bank account) Musk is being deeply hypocritical.
> And you hate Musk
And for well justified reasons, if he's the tipping point that gives Trump a second term then he'll mor
[1] https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/how-trumps-proposed-radical-expansion-of-executive-power-will-impact-our-freedoms
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So ... you are in favor of Brazil's censorship of X, because you hate Musk. Thank you.
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> So ... you are in favor of Brazil's censorship of X, because you hate Musk. Thank you.
Wow.... you've got some "creative" reading comprehension.
Lets break it down a bit:
1) I do believe nations have the right to enforce their own laws, including censorship in some cases, these laws are not always just. For instance, I don't know the full details of the stuff Brazil wanted censored, but I'm deeply skeptical of Turkey's and India's requests.
2) My chief charge against Musk in this matter is that he's a dishonest hypocrtic. Now only has he been more than happy to use the power of his platform to e
someone has to say it (Score:2)
aaaaannd it's gone.
Wasn't this in HHGTTG? (Score:2)
File your objection in the basement between 2 and 3 AM at the third filing cabinet, on the 12th day of the month? Something like that?
Re: Wasn't this in HHGTTG? (Score:2)
The basement on Alpha Centauri.
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They're not misinformed - there are people here who root for the censorship of their political opposition, same as Morales.
They serve the totalitarian goals of the people saying they need to destroy Democracy to save Democracy.
It happens every time - in a vain attempt to be one of the "winners", regardless of outcome.
"But I was on your side!" /
"Turn around and face the wall."
Ideally we could all learn from history. Apparently not.
Re:His royal highness (Score:5, Informative)
Seriously though, have you people read about what has been going on there (apart from the X thing, though that is of a piece with it all)? Not good.
Yes. [1]Bolsonaro wanted to use the military to keep himself in power [apnews.com]. The people, in a democratic election, said no and elected someone who prefers freedom over a dictator. In fact, after the democratic election, Bolsonaro supporters [2]stormed the capital [cnn.com] and destroyed government property.
Any more quetions?
[1] https://apnews.com/article/brazil-supreme-court-armed-forces-coup-bolsonaro-f37091942f14d979a91653afd7aeae0d
[2] https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/americas/brazil-congress-attack-explained-intl/index.html
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I'm surprised Elon isn't slobbering all over this guy's knob, like he is Trump, considering Elon is doing whatever he can to help Trump become Dictator of America.
I know where the payment went (Score:3)
A guy with an Indian accent phoned me and gave me each and everything you need to know. It's a bank that holds your money safely out of the way of scammers and the Brazillian Government until you need it, and it doesn't cost you a penny. Tranactions are done via gift vouchers. If Musk would like to contact me I will give him the details in case he forgot to write them down.
I know who X sent the money to (Score:3)
His name is Prince Adewale Johnson of Nigeria. He sent me an email stating that he very recently came into a considerable amount of money and needed someone to cash the check on his behalf. This must be Musk's money.
If anybody wants to actually learn something ... (Score:2)
... about Brazil, and what it is up to with this, you might [1]check this out [reason.com].
[1] https://reason.com/podcast/2024/09/12/glenn-greenwald-why-did-brazil-ban-x/
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> Worry about your own country.
> [1]https://www.motherjones.com/po... [motherjones.com]
> Musk has been gaslighting you for years about how the Overton window has shifted in recent years to the far left; meanwhile he has been funding Trump's campaign.
So again, you don't care about principle, it's all about who you hate. Censoring them is okay.
[1] https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/elon-musk-wsj-trump-stephen-miller-donations/
Sorry Elon (Score:2)
Despite being a legend in your own ,mind, this is not the USA, where you are above the law. This is a foreign and sovereign nation, which has the rules and regulations you do not control. Anyhow, if your daddy Trump becomes Americas' first dictator, you and he can invade Brazil, and all will be well. Now take your ketamine and relax. Just a question - are you and your daddy using the same lawyers?
Scammers delight (Score:2)
Someone sent X an email saying our bank account details changed and they didn't check first
ROFLMAO
Re: Scammers delight (Score:2)
It was, probably, sent as a tweet on X
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> It was, probably, sent as a tweet on X
Obviously. Factual information. Instant ban. No excuse.
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Oh, and if anyone's worrying why AC Brits are suddenly hijacking random threads about [1]the Post Office Scandle [wikipedia.org] instead of staying quietly in their box like we usually do, here's a podcast link.
[2]https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/b... [bbc.co.uk]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
[2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m000jf7j