SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Messaging app Telegram should absolutely comply by Sunday with Brazil Supreme Court orders to block accounts that allegedly unfold misinformation whether it is to proceed working within the nation, Justice Alexandre de Moraes dominated.
Telegram couldn’t be reached for remark.
Telegram had partially complied by freezing accounts belonging to Allan dos Santos, an activist linked to far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. On Saturday the decide gave Telegram 24 hours to absolutely comply, a day after suspending it for non-compliance with choices to block accounts linked to dos Santos for producing and spreading misinformation.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov apologized to the Supreme Court on Friday for the corporate’s “negligence,” blaming miscommunication and asking the court to delay its ruling because it sought to enhance compliance.
Bolsonaro and his supporters have more and more relied upon Telegram for mass communication as bigger tech firms like Meta, which owns messaging app WhatsApp; Alphabet Inc’s Google; and Twitter Inc have adhered to Supreme Court orders to drop accounts which have allegedly unfold disinformation.
(Reporting by Brasilia newsroom; Writing by Tatiana Bautzer; Editing by Richard Chang)
