In an effort to get X back to work in Brazil, Elon Musk made a serious mistake: He chose the wrong bank
If the dispute between Brazilian Justice and Elon Musk over X’s content moderation were a film genre, it would undoubtedly be a comedy.
As if the exchange of abuses by Elon Musk to the Brazilian magistrate Alexandre de Moraes were not enough, the solution to the blocking of social networks in Brazil is further delayed due to an error worthy of a Pepe Vuelta sketch: the lawyer of When to pay the fine When his turn came, he made the wrong bank.
Money, what kind of money? how i collected the new York TimesAfter a controversial judicial process for violating rules on the dissemination of fake news and hate speech, the Brazilian Supreme Court sentenced . Bank account.
as mentioned reutersIn response to X’s claims to return to activity after settling his debts with the justice system, the Brazilian Supreme Court informed the lawyers representing
it wasn’t that account, wired Published that, on communication from the Supreme Court, the lawyers submitted supporting documents to transfer the fine to the bank account. The problem is that the current account of Caixa Económica Federal to which he sent 28.6 million reais was not in order, so X transferred the money to an account that had nothing to do with the case.
The company has a fresh opportunity to pay the fine amount as Magistrate Alexandre De Moraes has ordered the money to be transferred to the correct account. Only when the payment becomes regular will the court clerk confirm receipt of the money, and De Moraes will review X’s request to determine whether the block has been lifted.
Paying the fine is not enoughThis error in paying the fine only delays the return to activity of X in Brazil, which has been inactive for two months now, despite Elon Musk’s attempts to circumvent the judicial blockade.
After paying the fine, the Brazilian Attorney General must review whether the social network has implemented changes to its operations to comply with existing law regarding the spread of fake news and hate messages, which is a crime. Until all these measures are completed, X will remain blocked in Brazil.
This is not the first time this has happenedNow, X’s representatives have to recover the money that someone has mistakenly received in their checking account. Although this may seem like an unexpected mistake due to its magnitude, the truth is that it has happened before. An error in PayPal transfers led to $92.233 billion being sent to a second-hand parts seller.
how i collected business insiderIn 2020, Citigroup Bank mistakenly sent $900 million to creditors of cosmetics company Revlon. The bank spent the next two years in litigation to recover the funds it had mistakenly transferred. Many creditors who received generous income refused to return the money. Although the scale of the X incident is smaller, you may still face the same problem.
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