Brazil Court Orders Ban on Telegram

A federal court ordered a temporary ban on Telegram in Brazil after the messaging service refused to share information about neo-Nazi groups with the country’s Federal Police.

The company will be fined 1 million reais ($197,600) per day until it complies with the court order, according to the decision.

The order against the Dubai-based social media platform follows a widening clampdown on so-called fake news and hate speech online by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s administration.

Earlier this month, Elon Musk’s Twitter was condemned by both government officials and regular Brazilians.

There are groups there called anti-Semitic fronts operating on these networks. We know that this is at the root of violence against our children and adolescents.