Wed Sep 04 01:48:37 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 by Justice Alexandre de Moraes after the company missed a court-imposed deadline to name a legal representative in Brazil.
– Some judges said the suspension could be reversed if X complies with previous court rulings.
– Musk, who bought X in 2022, called the ban censorship and the platform the top “source of Truth” in Brazil.
– The ban threatens one of X’s largest markets, with an estimated 40 million users in Brazil.
– Companies and individuals caught using X through an encrypted connection can face hefty fines.
– Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva supported the Supreme Court’s decision.
– Starlink, also owned by Musk, notified Brazil’s telecom regulator it would not comply with the ban order, leading to warnings of sanctions and possibly having its local license revoked.

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