Summary
Tech Life speaks to some keen users of X in Brazil. What do they think of the ban imposed on the platform that was previously known as Twitter ? Have they moved to other social media, or have they found a way around the restrictions ?
Also on Tech Life this week:
We find out three things you should know about quantum mechanics. Why is it more difficult for big trucks to make the move from fossil fuels to cleaner electric power ? And AI in construction tech - we speak to the founder of a company harnessing artificial intelligence to help make sense of huge amounts of building industry paperwork.
Presenter: Alasdair Keane Producer: Tom Quinn
(Photo: The Brazilian flag is seen behind a phone screen displaying the X logo in this illustration photo. Credit: NurPhoto/Getty Images)
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| 0:43.9 | Welcome to TechLife on the BBC World Service, the program about technology and the changes it can bring to your life. I'm Alastair Keane and this week you should have been listening to |
| 0:48.9 | my colleague Zoe Kleinman, but unfortunately she's on well today. We do hope you feel better soon, Zoe, but we'll still |
| 0:56.4 | be hearing from her throughout this programme. So what are we going to cover in this episode? Well, |
| 1:02.2 | we're hearing from social media users in Brazil. What did they do when their favourite platform |
| 1:07.7 | was declared off-limits overnight? We're also going to bring you interesting facts |
| 1:12.9 | about some of the smallest things in the world. We have no other way of understanding how atoms |
| 1:18.7 | and molecules and electrons whizzing around in electrical circuits work without quantum physics. |
| 1:25.0 | And why it's more of a steep uphill climb for trucks than cars |
| 1:29.6 | when moving from fossil fuels to cleaner energy. We are starting this tech life episode in Brazil, Latin America's largest country and home to hundreds of millions of social media users, especially on X, which you might still know |
| 2:03.0 | as Twitter. But since the 30th of August, the platform has been completely banned in the country |
| 2:09.1 | after the social media network, which is run by Elon Musk, refused to adhere to a court order |
| 2:14.9 | demanding the country appoint a local legal representative. |
| 2:19.0 | The ban has split the country with a recent poll suggesting just over 50% of Brazilians |
| 2:24.7 | disagree with the Supreme Court's decision to block access across the country. And by the way, |
| 2:29.9 | the order also imposes a daily fine of around $9,000 for people caught sneaking on. |
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