2024-09-19 05:40:08
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Temporary Return of X in Brazil Sparks Debate
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Brazil bans Musk-owned X, sparking crypto outcry; X claims legal rep 'threatened', Musk calls judge 'evil dictator'; Glassnode analyst sees Bitcoin as solution, crypto investor laments 'no bull-run news'; Scott Melker compares Brazil's X ban to US TikTok ban; Brazil to levy fines on VPN users defying ban.
New York Times - Americas
Musk Finds a Way Around Brazil’s X Ban
Technology
Politics
X, Musk's social network, was blocked in Brazil by Supreme Court order after defying demands to remove certain accounts. X evaded the ban by rerouting traffic, but Anatel, Brazil's telecom regulator, is evaluating how to block it again. Musk's Starlink also tried to delivering X directly to Brazilians from satellites, but backed down after regulators threatened to revoke its license. To avoid consequences, X closed its offices in Brazil, further escalating the dispute between national sovereig..
The Guardian
Elon Musk’s X circumvents court-ordered block in Brazil
Technology
Politics
Twitter/X circumvented a court-ordered block in Brazil by using third-party cloud services, allowing some users to access the platform. The number of Brazilians accessing X is unknown. Abrint believes the change was intentional. The supreme court ordered Brazil's mobile and internet service providers to block the platform after a months-long dispute between X owner Elon Musk and Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes, and Anatel is working to notify content delivery network providers and telecom..
stern
X: Access to Online Service in Brazil Only Temporarily Restored
Politics
Technology
X was temporarily accessible again in Brazil after the Supreme Court reviewed the blocking. Judge Moraes had previously blocked the platform as X had ignored court rulings on combating disinformation. The telecommunications association attributed the restoration of availability to a software update.
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