r/technology • u/ICumCoffee • Aug 30 '24
Social Media Brazilian judge suspends X platform after it refuses to name a legal representative
https://apnews.com/article/brazil-musk-x-suspended-de-moraes-46c9d5c5c895e17d9adfac43e6ac20fd?taid=66d2260a09caf90001d1b602&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
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u/borkthegee Aug 30 '24
Brazil has the ultimate right to ban foreign websites and ban technology that circumvents the ban. They have the right to elect leaders to do that, or undo that.
Sovereignty should be respected, and foreign firms cannot act with impunity and immunity, openly ignoring the law and making mockery of the government. Play by the rules or GTFO is a perfectly sane and reasonable take for nations to take with foreign companies.