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Brazil

An illuminated "X" appears on the roof of Twitter's corporate headquarters in San Francisco. (Courtesy image)

Brazil suspends X, formerly Twitter, over legal issue

A Brazilian judge has banned the use of social media platform X in the country after the company declined to name a legal representative over concerns that the official would be arrested.

A stock image of a broadcast tower.

Brazil will ditch broadcast TV channel numbers for app-based navigation

The shift is part of the development and deployment of a new broadcast TV standard, which will begin rolling out next year.

A television set with the Pluto TV streaming app. (Courtesy image)

FAST services spurring fast CTV adoption in Brazil, Mexico

Adoption of free, ad-supported streaming services in Latin America is outpacing growth in the U.S., according to a report from Amagi.

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