Musk's X pays millions in Brazil fines... to wrong account

X, formerly known as Twitter, racked up $5.2 million in fines for failing to comply with a series of court orders.

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Photo illustration of the logo of the social media platform X (former Twitter) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 30, 2024. A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Friday ordered the suspension of Elon Musk's X social media network in the country, after a months-long standoff over disinformation in South America's largest nation. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)

2024-10-05 15:54:37

Elon Musk's X has paid millions of dollars in fines in Brazil to settle a row with a judge who banned the platform in its biggest Latin American market over disinformation.

But the platform transferred the money into the wrong account, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who ordered the shutdown of X in August, said Friday.

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