Mon Sep 02 18:25:52 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 after X missed a court-imposed deadline to name a legal representative in Brazil
– The judges stated that a company must comply with court decisions and cannot act above the rule of law
– The original order called Musk an “outlaw” and accused X of spreading misinformation and hate speech
– The ban will remain in place until X complies with the court order and pays outstanding fines
– Musk has decried the move as censorship, but has endorsed far-right content and unsubstantiated claims on the platform
– Brazil is serious about clamping down on X, which threatens one of its largest markets
– Starlink, another company owned by Musk, has refused to comply with the ban order and had its bank accounts frozen
– Starlink has stated it will not comply with the ban until its accounts are unfrozen.

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