The thriving “stan” communities on X that have helped define modern fandom and culture are a little quieter these days.Alexandre de Moraes, the top justice on the Brazilian Supreme Court, banned X in the country last Friday until the company agrees to comply with the court’s orders. The court also ordered X to appoint a legal representative in the country to handle government takedown notices, as is required of social media companies by law. Hours before the ban went into effect, numerous X users expressed how crucial the Brazilian community is to stan Twitter. Some said goodbye to their favorite pop culture update accounts and artist fan pages, many of which are based in Brazil. Several Brazilian stan accounts shared their final posts with the tag #MeuUltimoTweet, or #MyLastTweet, and many have not posted since. Was the ban justified ?
