‘Operational flaws allowed blocked users to remain active’, Elon Musk-owned X informs Brazil’s Supreme Court

The Brazilian Supreme Court ordered X to block certain accounts in 2022 and now lawyers representing Which were ordered to be blocked. This was in response to Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes asking X why he allegedly did not fully comply with rulings that ordered the micro-blogging platform to block certain accounts.

In a 20-page legal document, He clarified that the platform has not reactivated any user’s account.

According to Reuters, police records show that the accounts on Were able to do.

X Lawyers argued that police tracked down six accounts out of a total of more than 200 that were ordered to be blocked from 2022. He said these users were owned by people who had a history of “consistently trying to circumvent the security measures put in place”. Saying that they exploited “operational flaws” and “systemic vulnerabilities” within the platform to continue using it. One of the strategies used by such accounts was to put links on their profile bios to external sites where they stream videos.

How ‘active’ were the profiles

An operational glitch allowed users to view profile bios on X when logging in through the app, while these accounts appeared blocked when accessed through the website, X said. The company labeled these incidents as “unusual” and immediately fixed the issues upon discovery. ,

Earlier this month, Moraes, who previously considered the decisions regarding X Musk “unconstitutional”, launched an investigation into the billionaire. This came as Musk announced his intention to reactivate accounts on X that a judge had ordered blocked.

The judge’s investigation extends to “digital militias” accused of spreading fake news, hate speech and engaging in illegal activities on social platforms during former President Jair Bolsonaro’s tenure. Additionally, Moraes is leading an investigation into an alleged coup attempt involving Bolsonaro.