Tue Sep 03 23:49:10 UTC 2024: – All five judges on a Supreme Court panel in Brazil have voted to uphold a ban on Elon Musk’s X social media platform.
– The ban was ordered by Justice Alexandre de Moraes after the company missed a court-imposed deadline to name a legal representative in Brazil.
– The judges unanimously backed Moraes, with some mentioning the ban could be reversed if X complies with previous court rulings.
– Moraes called Musk an “outlaw” for allowing misinformation and hate speech on the platform.
– Musk has decried the ban as censorship and called Moraes a “dictator”.
– The ban threatens one of X’s largest markets with an estimated 40 million users in Brazil.
– Companies and individuals using the platform through encrypted connections can face fines of up to $9,000 per day.
– Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expressed satisfaction with the court’s decision.
– Starlink, also owned by Musk, notified Brazil’s telecom regulator it would not comply with the ban, leading to potential sanctions.

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