Mon Sep 02 20:25:53 UTC 2024: – All five judges on a Brazilian Supreme Court panel voted to uphold a ban on Elon Musk’s X social media platform
– The ban was imposed by Justice Alexandre de Moraes after the company missed a deadline to name a legal representative in Brazil
– Musk decried the move as censorship and called Moraes a dictator
– The ban threatens one of X’s largest markets with 40 million users in Brazil
– Companies and individuals using X through encrypted connections can face fines
– Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed satisfaction with the court’s decision
– Satellite internet provider Starlink, also owned by Musk, notified that it would not comply with the ban order
– Starlink had its Brazilian bank accounts frozen by Moraes in a separate dispute over unpaid fines
– Anatel, Brazil’s telecom regulator, warned Starlink of sanctions for resisting the ban
– Starlink is the only telecom provider to resist the ban so far.

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