1st LD Writethru: Brazil Supreme Court orders blocking of social media platform X in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday ordered the social media platform X to be blocked nationwide after the company refused to appoint a legal representative in the country.

On Wednesday, de Moraes gave X, owned by Elon Musk, a 24-hour deadline to designate a representative. X shut down its Brazil office on Aug. 17, claiming that there were threats to d