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On Saturday, Brazil’s Federal Court of Appeal lifted a nationwide ban on Telegram. Judge Flavio Lucas ruled that a complete shutdown of messaging apps was “not reasonable” given thousands of people in Brazil rely on the platform for their communication needs. At the same time, it upheld Telegram’s fine of $200,000 per day for failing to provide local governments with the data they requested.
The first ban came Wednesday after a federal court directed Apple and Google to temporarily remove the service from their domestic app stores. Brazilian authorities have asked Telegram to be stopped after he failed to provide a complete data set on neo-Nazi groups on two apps accused of inciting violence against schools.
according to Teenage boys accused of two school shootings in November that killed three and injured 13 were implicated in two groups. Authorities say these groups have seen Nazi content, violent videos, and bomb-making instructions shared in his chats. When the initial court order was not complied with, Telegram reportedly said he had two groups removed and was unable to recover the requested information. Telegram did not immediately respond to Engadget’s request for comment.
This is not the first time Telegram has been temporarily banned in Brazil. In 2022, the country’s Supreme Court for not freezing an account accused of spreading disinformation ahead of the country’s recent presidential election. Likewise, the ban is .
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