The shutdown of Elon Musk's platform started early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through mobile apps after the billionaire refused to name a legal representative to the country, missing a deadline imposed by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The blockade marks an escalation in a monthslong feud between Musk and de Moraes over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation.
Brazilians are now migrating to Bluesky and Threads, reflecting their adaptability to social media changes. Bluesky reported an influx of 200,000 new users from Brazil during the X blockade.
I've got the feeling that I have no idea what's happening in the world right now. Bizarre, entertainment writer and heavy X user Chico Barney wrote on Threads.
Platform migration isn't new for Brazilians. They were huge adopters of Orkut and, when Orkut went kaput, they very gladly moved to other platforms.
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