First, #nazism is illegal in #Brazil. You cannot walk around wearing a swastika or be part of a #neonazi group. You are going to be prosecuted for that.
Then, in November last year, a teenager killed four people and hurt twelve more in a school-shooting. Earlier in April, a man invaded a kindergarten and killed four children.
After the second episode, on April 14, the government released an ordinance for social networks due to school violence.
On April 10, the federal police requested from #Telegram all of its data on a #neonazi group. The teenager responsible for the November 2022 attack was found to be a member of that group, and its owner was already known to be responsible for sharing violence-supportive content.
On April 19 (nine days later!), #Telegram replied providing only partial information on the owner of that group, but nothing on the other participants. By then, the April 14 government ordinance was already in force.
On April 20, the #Brazilian federal justice determined that #Telegram should provide all the information in 24 hours or be suspended countrywide.
On April 21, #Telegram informed it was no longer possible to share information on the group because it has been deleted. But the federal police is aware that the group was still active on April 20 at least until 5:42PM.
On April 26, the #Brazilian federal justice determined that all the major mobile carriers, #Google, and #Apple should block #Telegram countrywide.
Do not get me wrong! #Censorship is bad and I do not support it!
But this is not what is going on in #Brazil right now. #Telegram is clearly trying to play the #Brazilian legal system here. #Durov "stand(ing) up for our users in Brazil and their right to private communication" is pure bullshit.
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