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Brazil threatens to block Telegram for criticism of authorities - Reports

Buenos Aires, May 11 (UNI) The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court has threatened to block Telegram in the country for 72 hours if the messenger does not delete its statement criticizing the Brazilian authorities and send an explanatory note to its users, Brazilian media reported.
On May 9, a message was posted on Telegram saying that "democracy is under attack in Brazil," in which it referred to the fake news bill that is currently awaiting approval by the lower house of the Brazilian Congress.
Telegram will have to delete that message and send to users of the channel where it was posted a note stating that the remarks related to the Brazilian authorities were "blatant disinformation," otherwise the messenger will be blocked in the country for 72 hours, and the company will have to pay a fine of 500,000 Brazilian reals for every hour the post was up (over
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