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TechCrunch Minute: X Loses 40M Monthly Active Users After Brazil Ban
Bluesky has gained 2 million latest users prior to now week, which might only mean one thing: something fishy is happening at X. And indeed, X has been banned in Brazil, meaning the platform will lose an estimated 40 million monthly lively users.
The dispute between X and the Brazilian government began in April, when Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes demanded the removal of seven accounts that were posting misinformation supporting former President Jair Bolsonaro. Musk, a self-described “free speech absolutist,” has not complied with the takedown requests, despite having complied with similar takedown requests from the governments of India and Turkey.
Is X’s loss Bluesky’s gain? We take a take a look at today’s TechCrunch Minute.