In Brazil, a panel of federal supreme court justices voted unanimously to uphold an order suspending the operation of social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter and owned by Elon Musk, in the country.
One justice, Luiz Fux, supported the mentioned decision, but at the same time expressed reservation about a measure of the order that allows the court to fine individuals or businesses that engage in subterfuge, for example using VPNs, to use X.
It should be noted that last week Elon Musk was informed about the possibility of appointing a legal representative for his business in Brazil. The billionaire was also warned that ignoring this requirement would result in the suspension of the social networking platform in the mentioned country.
X ignored the requirements of the Brazilian authorities for a long period. In this case, it means rejection to take down accounts or publications that local authorities claim violate the Latin American country’s laws on political disinformation and the dissemination of hate narratives on the Internet.
Also in Brazil, the court froze the financial assets of another business of Elon Musk. In this case, the satellite Internet service Starlink is meant. The mentioned decision was taken and implemented to ensure that X pays the fines.
Brazil’s telecommunications regulator Anatel ordered Internet providers, including Starlink, to block access to the social networking platform owned by Elon Musk until it complies with the court orders. Starlink at the same time stated that it has no intention to fulfill the mentioned requirement. Against this backdrop, there is a possibility that the satellite Internet service may face the revocation of its licenses in Brazil.
As we have reported earlier, X Closes Its Operations in Brazil.
