Tue Sep 03 08:27:25 UTC 2024: – All five judges on a Supreme Court panel in Brazil voted to uphold a ban on Elon Musk’s social media platform, X.
– The ban was ordered by Justice Alexandre de Moraes after X missed a deadline to name a legal representative in Brazil.
– Musk has decried the move as censorship and called Moraes a “dictator”.
– Brazil is serious about clamping down on X, threatening one of the company’s largest markets with fines for using the platform.
– Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed satisfaction with the court’s decision.
– Satellite internet provider Starlink, also owned by Musk, notified Brazil’s telecom regulator that it would not comply with the ban, leading to the freezing of its Brazilian bank accounts.
– Anatel warned Starlink that it could face sanctions for not complying with the ban.

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