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Brazil's Supreme Court suspends Telegram, a key Bolsonaro platform

World Materials 19 March 2022 06:37 (UTC +04:00)
Brazil's Supreme Court suspends Telegram, a key Bolsonaro platform

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday ordered the suspension of messaging app Telegram, saying it had repeatedly refused to adhere to judicial orders to freeze accounts spreading disinformation or comply with the country's laws, Trend reports citing Reuters.

In response, Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov apologized for the company's "negligence," and asked the court to delay its ruling for a few days as it sought to improve compliance.

Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and his supporters have increasingly relied upon Telegram as a form of mass communication as larger tech companies like Meta (FB.O), which owns messaging app WhatsApp, Alphabet Inc's Google and Twitter have adhered to Supreme Court orders to drop offending accounts over allegedly spreading disinformation.

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