- Brazil’s ban on X has hit superstar fandom.
- The platform was blocked in Brazil final week after an order from a Supreme Court choose.
Brazil’s ban on X has hit the superstar stan neighborhood.
X, the platform previously generally known as Twitter, was blocked in Brazil final week following an order from Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
The ban is the results of a feud between X proprietor Elon Musk and the choose over content material moderation considerations and free speech. Musk has refused to adjust to de Moraes’ orders to take away content material associated to far-right teams.
As a end result, greater than 20 million customers have misplaced entry to the platform —together with a bunch of superstar fan accounts.
X accounts began by followers of Ariana Grande, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, and Cardi B flooded the platform with farewell posts final week, with many utilizing the hashtag #MyLastTweet.
The digital purge even caught the eye of some celebs, with rapper Cardi B posting: “Wait, a number of my fan pages are Brazilian!!! Come again maintain up!!”
Wait a number of my fan pages are Brazilian!!! Come again maintain up!! pic.twitter.com/DNWRqQbnQM
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) August 30, 2024
One fan account, which shares common updates about celebrities underneath the deal with @21metgala, introduced the ban would power them to stop operations briefly.
“Unfortunately, ‘X’ can be banned in Brazil, and as all directors are Brazilian, it is not going to be potential for us to proceed with actions right now. We, as superstar followers, are very unhappy to be compelled to shut our account for a time period,” they mentioned in a publish final week, which additionally attracted a response from Cardi B.
The account has greater than 175,000 followers and remains to be sharing posts.
Brazil has been recognized for its passionate method to superstar fandom.
Brazil-based social media customers famously sparked the viral “Come to Brazil” meme after they flooded superstar posts with requests that they go to their dwelling nation.
While some Brazilian X customers seem to have migrated to rival platform Bluesky, the location nonetheless lacks fan-friendly options similar to trending matters and a few official superstar accounts.
Others have discovered methods to struggle again in opposition to the ban. Despite the specter of hefty fines, demand for VPNs has surged in Brazil since entry to X was blocked.
While it is nonetheless potential entry to X could also be reinstated after the political feud is settled, many Brazil-based fan accounts could also be out of motion for the foreseeable future.
Representatives for X didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark from Business Insider, made outdoors regular working hours.
