Tue Sep 03 19:48:40 UTC 2024: – All five judges on a Supreme Court panel voted to uphold a ban on Elon Musk’s X social media platform in Brazil
– The ban was ordered by Justice Alexandre de Moraes after X failed to name a legal representative in Brazil
– The ban is to remain in place until X complies with court orders and pays outstanding fines
– Musk decried the move as censorship and called Moraes a “dictator”
– Brazil is serious about clamping down on X, threatening one of the company’s largest markets
– Companies and individuals caught using the platform face hefty fines
– Starlink, owned by Musk, notified Brazil’s telecom regulator it would not comply with the ban
– Starlink’s Brazilian bank accounts were frozen in a separate dispute over fines
– Anatel warned Starlink could face sanctions, including having its license revoked
– Starlink is the only provider resisting the ban so far.

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