Brazil in English on GETTR : A judge in Brazil ordered the temporary suspension of messaging app Telegram, citing the social media platform’s alleged failu...
A judge in Brazil ordered the temporary suspension of messaging app Telegram, citing the social media platform’s alleged failure to provide all information Federal Police requested on neo-N azi chat groups.
The court order against Telegram follows a series of aggressive moves by the Brazilian authorities to hold social media and messaging companies accountable for what users post on their platforms.
Last year, a Supreme Court justice, Alexandre de Moraes, ordered a ban on Telegram because it had not fully responded to previous orders to remove the accounts of a prominent supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Brazil now joins regimes like China, Russia, Cuba, Iran and Pakistan where the app is blocked.