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Brazil’s X ban is coming to an end: all the latest news

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Nevertheless, they persisted.

After announcing last week that it would have to “temporarily cease operations” due to the ban of X in Brazil, popular celebrity-watching account @21metgala — which is apparently run entirely by Brazilian admins — is back, with the caveat that its connection is “unstable.”

Brazilian fans play an outsized role in online fandoms for actors, musicians, and other celebrities.

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