No X in Brazil? No problem, Brazilians say

No X in Brazil? No problem, Brazilians say
Elon Musk. (Image: Getty)
The Washington Post
By Terrence McCoyWhen a Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the suspension of the social media platform X in Latin America’s largest country, Shirley Sampaio wasn’t bothered. She preferred Instagram anyway.“If they took that away, or WhatsApp, it would hurt,” the 56-year-old jewellery saleswoman said. “But people don’t use X.”This nation of 215 million was an early and enthusiastic adopter of Twitter, the platform now known as X, once commanding its largest international market. MisinformationM...

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