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X is back in Brazil after a five-week ban
09 Oct

X is back in Brazil after a five-week ban

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X is coming back online in Brazil after officials lifted a ban that took the service offline for five weeks. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes that regulators could “take steps to resume the platform's service” as the company had complied with the court’s demands.The order for now ends a long-running dispute between Elon Musk’s X and Moraes. Moraes had demanded X block certain accounts in Brazil, which the company had described as “censorship orders.” The dispute also , which had its Brazilian bank accounts frozen after X initially to cooperate with the Supreme Court’s demands. The company eventually relented…
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X can be ‘immediately’ unblocked in Brazil after it pays a $1.9 million fine
28 Sep

X can be ‘immediately’ unblocked in Brazil after it pays a $1.9 million fine

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X only has to pay one last fine in Brazil to get its services reinstated, according to Bloomberg and CNBC. Supreme Court R has ordered the company to pay 10 million Reais, or around $1.9 million, for its non-compliance with Brazil's court order for two days. Moraes added that the company's return "depends solely on the full compliance with Brazilian legislation and the absolute observance of the court orders in respect of national sovereignty." Specifically, Moraes fined X on September 19 for restoring its services in the country for some people despite a ban on the website. The judge also…
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X is reportedly now complying with orders from Brazil’s Supreme Court
22 Sep

X is reportedly now complying with orders from Brazil’s Supreme Court

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X is reportedly reversing course after weeks of refusing to comply with conditions set by the Brazilian Supreme Court that would allow it to operate in the country again. According to , the company’s lawyers said in a Friday court filing that X has named a legal representative in Brazil as demanded by justice Alexandre de Moraes and removed accounts that the judge had identified as a threat to democracy, along with paying the fines it owed. But, the publication also reports that the Brazil Supreme Court has said X did not submit all the necessary paperwork, and now has…
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Brazil threatens daily fines for X and Starlink for ‘non-compliance’ with ban
19 Sep

Brazil threatens daily fines for X and Starlink for ‘non-compliance’ with ban

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One day after X started to online for some people in Brazil, the country’s Supreme Court is threatening the social media company and Elon Musk-owned Starlink with . In a new order posted online, Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered regulators to “reactivate” blocking of X and said that the two companies could be hit with close $1 million a day in fines for not complying.The from Moraes, who has been publicly sparring with Musk for months, comes after X became accessible again in Brazil for many users on Wednesday. The company said in an earlier statement the change…
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X is temporarily back online for some people in Brazil
19 Sep

X is temporarily back online for some people in Brazil

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X is back online for many people in Brazil, more than two weeks after the service was blocked in the country. The change, though, isn’t because Brazil’s government has reversed its stance on the Elon Musk-owned platform. Instead, it seems that X has begun using Cloudflare’s DNS service, which is for now helping the social network avoid the Brazilian government’s restrictions, though it’s unclear how long that will be the case.In a statement, a spokesperson for X described it as "an inadvertent and temporary service restoration" in the country and that is expects to become inaccessible again "soon." X has…
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Elon Musk’s Starlink will comply with the Brazil X ban after all
03 Sep

Elon Musk’s Starlink will comply with the Brazil X ban after all

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Update, September 3, 5:15PM ET: Starlink has reversed course on its decision to not comply with Brazil’s block of X. In a statement posted to X, the company said:“To our customers in Brazil (who may not be able to read this as a result of X being blocked by @alexandre):The Starlink team is doing everything possible to keep you connected.Following last week’s order from @alexandre that froze Starlink’s finances and prevents Starlink from conducting financial transactions in Brazil, we immediately initiated legal proceedings in the Brazilian Supreme Court explaining the gross illegality of this order and asking the Court to…
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Starlink is refusing to comply with Brazil’s X ban
02 Sep

Starlink is refusing to comply with Brazil’s X ban

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After the country’s Supreme Court , the platform was largely unavailable in the country by Sunday night. The only ways to access X since then have been through VPNs (for those willing to risk huge fines) and , the satellite internet service that’s also run by X owner Elon Musk.The president of Brazil’s telecom agency, Anatel, said that Starlink refused to comply with the court order until officials released its frozen assets, reports. Alexandre de Moraes, the Supreme Court justice who has been on the warpath against X, also , which is a SpaceX subsidiary. Moraes, who has accused X…
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Brazil bans X for refusing to comply with Supreme Court order
31 Aug

Brazil bans X for refusing to comply with Supreme Court order

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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ordered the nation’s internet service providers to block the social media platform X. The New York Times reports that the order stems from owner Elon Musk’s refusal to appoint a legal representative for his case and comply with Moraes’ order to shut down X accounts he deemed as harmful to the democratic process. The order has been published online by Brazilian news site Poder 360.The justice issued a deadline to telecom companies and tech giants to remove the X from its app stores and platforms. Apple and Google have five days to…
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Starlink’s local bank accounts are frozen as X prepares to be shut down in Brazil
30 Aug

Starlink’s local bank accounts are frozen as X prepares to be shut down in Brazil

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A judge in Brazil has blocked Starlink’s bank accounts in the country amid a deepening dispute with X. The move comes as the same Supreme Court judge has threatened to shut down X in the country, and is a direct response to the ongoing legal battle with the social media company, Reuters .X owner Elon Musk has been feuding with Brazil Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes for months over demands to block certain accounts in the country. The company its operations in Brazil earlier this month as a result of the court orders, which X has as “censorship orders.”Now,…
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Musk Vows to Close X’s Brazil Operations, Will Maintain Service
17 Aug

Musk Vows to Close X’s Brazil Operations, Will Maintain Service

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Elon Musk’s X is closing its operations in Brazil while keeping the service available in the country, according to posts Saturday from the social-media platform. The announcement marks the latest step in a showdown between the world’s richest man and Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is spearheading efforts to combat fake news and hate speech in Latin America’s largest economy. Source link lol
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