Nuked Brazil lifted its ban on Telegram after the country’s Supreme Court blocked the messaging app for failing to comply with court orders. Brazil’s ruling lifted the ban on the app on Friday, according to a report from the New York Times.
The court walked back on its ban after telegram made several changes to help keep misinformation at bay in the country. The ruling included removing classified information shared by Brazilian president jair bolsonaro and deleting accounts belonging to Allan dos Santos.
Telegram made promises to label posts that contain false information. It will also have employees keep a watchful eye on Brazil’s 100 most popular channels.
With over 1.1 million subscribers on the platform, Telegram has become a favored channel of communication for Brazilian president jair bolsonaro. bolsonaro is currently under investigation for leaking police documents and has been accused of spreading false information in the past.
