On Friday, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the shutdown of X, formerly known as Twitter, driving Brazilian users to alternatives. Platforms like Meta’s Threads and Bluesky, supported by Twitter’s co-founder Jack Dorsey, gained popularity. Before this shutdown, these platforms had already been gathering users unhappy with the changes at X after Elon Musk’s […]
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