Why Is Brazil Banning Twitter / "X" (And Can We Do It Too)?

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Know Your Meme Team
September 03, 2024

Weekly Meme Roundup

In this weekly editorial series, we’ll recap the biggest memes from the past week to catch you up to speed on the latest trends. This week, we’ve got Triangle Factory, Every Country's Miku and more!

Every Country's Miku refers to a series of fan art that imagines vocaloid character Hatsune Miku as a native of various countries and places, with Miku usually dressed in national clothing and holding various objects associated with the country's culture. Spawned by the Brazilian Miku meme, the fan art trend achieved virality on X / Twitter in late August 2024.

Brazil X / Twitter Ban Controversy refers to the possible ban of Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly Twitter, in Brazil after the company failed to name a legal representative in August 2024 in the country as ordered by the Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Judge Alexandre de Moraes. Musk responded to the judge's order with insults, calling de Moraes a "tyrant" and "a dictator," which sparked more discussions and memes about the social media platform's possible ban in Brazil.

The August 2024 Chase Bank ATM Glitch refers to a rumor spread on X / Twitter and TikTok in late August 2024 about a supposed money glitch at Chase Bank ATMs that allowed people to deposit a large check and have funds available for withdrawal immediately. The unverified rumor caused large amounts of people to gather at ATMs owned by Chase Bank to verify the money glitch claims, which sparked viral videos, memes and jokes on social media as it spread online. Chase Bank reportedly quickly fixed the bug and has since alerted people not to indulge in the check fraud scam.

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