Tue Sep 03 04:56:36 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 due to alleged misinformation and hate speech allegations
– Some of the judges suggested that the suspension could be reversed if X complies with previous court rulings
– The ban threatens one of X’s largest markets in Brazil, with an estimated 40 million users in the country
– Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed satisfaction with the Supreme Court panel’s decision
– Starlink, another company owned by Musk, notified Brazil’s telecom regulator it would not comply with the ban on X
– Starlink faces the possibility of sanctions, including having its local license revoked for resisting the ban.

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