Tue Sep 03 06:26:01 UTC 2024: – The ban on Elon Musk’s X social media platform in Brazil has been upheld by all five judges on a Supreme Court panel
– Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the ban after X missed a court-imposed deadline to name a legal representative in Brazil
– Judges emphasized the importance of complying with court decisions and the rule of law
– The ban will remain in place until X complies with court orders and pays outstanding fines
– Elon Musk has criticized the ban as censorship, but Brazil is serious about clamping down on X
– The ban threatens one of X’s largest markets with an estimated 40 million users in Brazil
– Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed satisfaction with the Supreme Court panel’s decision
– Starlink, another company owned by Musk, has notified Brazil’s telecom regulator it will not comply with the ban on X
– Starlink’s Brazilian bank accounts were frozen last week as part of a separate dispute over unpaid fines by X
– Anatel warned that Starlink could face sanctions, including having its local license revoked for not complying with the ban on X.

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