Tue Sep 03 04:25:58 UTC 2024: – All five judges on a Supreme Court panel in Brazil voted to uphold a ban on Elon Musk’s X social media platform
– The ban was ordered by Justice Alexandre de Moraes after the company missed a court-imposed deadline and called Musk an “outlaw” promoting disinformation and hate speech
– Some judges mentioned the ban could be reversed if X complies with previous court rulings and pays outstanding fines
– Musk decried the move as censorship and called Justice Moraes a “dictator”
– The ban threatens one of the company’s largest markets with an estimated 40 million users in Brazil
– Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva supported the ban, while satellite internet provider Starlink, also owned by Musk, refused to comply with the order
– Starlink’s Brazilian bank accounts were frozen last week in a separate dispute over unpaid fines, and it faces sanctions, including losing its local license if it continues to resist the ban

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