Tue Sep 03 08:57:56 UTC 2024: – All five judges on a Supreme Court panel in Brazil have voted to uphold a ban on Elon Musk’s X social media platform in the country.
– The ban was ordered by Justice Alexandre de Moraes after the company missed a court-imposed deadline to name a legal representative in Brazil.
– Musk has decried the move as censorship, calling the platform the top “source of Truth” in Brazil.
– Brazil is serious about clamping down on X, one of the company’s largest markets, with an estimated 40 million users in the country.
– Companies and individuals caught using X through an encrypted connection can face hefty fines.
– Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed satisfaction with the Supreme Court’s decision.
– Starlink, another company owned by Musk, notified Brazil’s telecom regulator it would not comply with the ban on X, leading to possible sanctions.

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