Mon Sep 02 20:25:50 UTC 2024: – Supreme Court panel confirmed ban on social media platform X in Brazil
– Justices appointed by former president sided with decision to ban X
– X failed to comply with order to appoint legal representative in Brazil
– Telecom regulator ordered internet providers to take down platform
– Some netizens still able to access X despite ban
– Starlink, owned by X owner Elon Musk, refused to comply with ban
– Feud between Justice Moraes and Elon Musk intensifying
– Justice Moraes has frozen Starlink’s bank accounts in separate decision
– Supreme Court has two panels of five justices each
– Justices can take decisions to the floor with all 11 members participating
Brazilian Supreme Court panel confirms ban on X
Brazilian Supreme Court panel confirms ban on X