The court ordered an immediate suspension of the site, making X largely inaccessible on both the web and mobile apps. The shutdown came after Musk refused to name a legal representative by the deadline imposed by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
The blocking impacts tens of millions of users in Brazil, which has been one of X’s biggest markets, per The Associated Press.
The decision follows months of sparring between Musk and de Moraes, which escalated earlier this month when X closed its office in Brazil after the judge ordered the platform to remove posts from the site.
If X failed to comply, the judge said he would levy a daily fine of $3,650 and an arrest decree against its representative, Rachel Nova Conceicao.
The feud came to a head last week amid de Moraes’s threat to shut down the billionaire’s social media platform in the country. Musk hit back, calling de Moraes an “evil dictator cosplaying as a judge.”
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the immediate suspension of social media platform X throughout the country Friday, after the platform refused to name a new legal representative amid an ongoing feud. Justice Alexandre de Moraes directed internet service providers and app stores to block X in Brazil within five days and ordered daily fines of 50,000 reais — or nearly $9,000 — on those who use virtual private networks …
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SAO PAULO (AP) — The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians on Sunday had difficulty and doubts over navigating other social media in its absence. The shutdown of Elon Musk’s platform started early Saturday, …
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