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X Agrees To Pay Brazil Fines, Court Orders Finances Unblocked

A Brazilian judge on Tuesday ordered the unblocking of the bank accounts of Elon Musk's X in the country after the social media platform agreed to pay more than $5 million in fines.

International Business Times

X requests it be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge's orders, source says

A source says billionaire Elon Musk’s social media site X has complied with Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ orders, and requested its service be reestablished in the country

The Independent UK

Elon Musk's X Complies With Demands From Brazilian Supreme Court to be Unblocked in the Country

The social media platform named a legal representative in the country and blocked accounts that a justice said spread misinformation and undermined Brazilian democracy

Latin Times

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After railing against the 'Darth Vader' of the Brazilian Supreme Court and getting Twitter banned in the country, Elon Musk is giving in to the court orders that started it all

This is likely yet another masterful feint straight from the pages of Sun Tzu or Niccolò Machiavelli…

PC Gamer

Musk's X Platform Takes First Step Toward Lifting Brazil Ban

Social media platform X has named a legal representative in Brazil -- a first step toward being able to resume service in the country -- but its suspension will continue until it meets further requirements, a judge has ruled.

International Business Times

Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X

The platform agrees to appoint a legal representative in Brazil, pays fines and takes down user accounts that the court had ordered removed

The Guardian - UK

Writers and Academics Applaud Brazil's Censorship in Open Letter

The worldwide erosion of support for free speech continues.

Reason

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Brazil top judge accuses X of ‘willful’ circumvention of court-ordered block

Justice Alexandre de Moraes imposes $900,000 daily fine on banned social media platform in dispute with Elon Musk

The Guardian - US

Brazil Judge Orders X To Reimpose Block Or Face Hefty Fine

Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Elon Musk's X to suspend access to the social network, after service was restored despite a ban, or face a daily fine of over $900,000.

International Business Times

X Says Brazil Service Restoration 'Inadvertent' And 'Temporary'

Elon Musk's X social network said on Wednesday that the restoration of its services in Brazil, where it had been shut down, was "inadvertent and temporary."

International Business Times

X Update Allows App To Bypass Brazil Ban: Internet Providers

Elon Musk's X social network carried out an automatic update overnight on phone applications that allowed it to bypass a ban in Brazil, an association of internet providers said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Brazilian Supreme Court judge seizes millions from Musk's Starlink accounts to pay for X fines

The move was questioned by local analysts, but Justice Alexandre de Moraes said they are part of a "de facto economic group"

Latin Times

By showing Musk’s X the red card, has Brazil scored a goal for all democracies?

A Brazilian justice ordering the platform to be blocked until it complies with state laws is a first among non-autocratic nations

The Guardian - UK

Brazil Judge Seizes $3 Million From Musk To Pay X Fines

Brazil's Supreme Court said Friday that a judge has ordered the transfer of some $3 million from Elon Musk's companies to pay fines incurred by his social network X, which has been suspended in the country.

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Glenn Greenwald: Why Did Brazil Ban X?

Glenn Greenwald discusses Brazil's ban of X, the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov, and the global crackdown on speech on Just Asking Questions.

Fortune

Free speech faces death by 1,000 cuts as tech, media, and politics clash

Rapidly shifting political agendas, corporate interests, and societal and technological forces are nibbling away at our ability to express ideas freely.

International Business Times

Brazil's Shutdown Of X Fans Debate Over Free Speech Curbs

Is Brazil's shutdown of Elon Musk's X a drastic but necessary move in the global fight against disinformation, or pure censorship?

The Conversation

Elon Musk’s feud with Brazilian judge is much more than a personal spat − it’s about national sovereignty, freedom of speech and the rule of law

It is easy to get distracted by the barbs, swipes and bluster of the ongoing and very public spat between the world’s richest man and a fierce justice on Brazil’s highest court. Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, posts regularly of his contempt for Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de…

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International Business Times

Brazil's Right Rallies For 'Freedom' After X Blow

Led by beleaguered ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's political right will rally for "democracy and freedom" Saturday amid a free speech tussle that has seen X, their preferred social platform, suspended in the country.

Latin Times

Florida's Marco Rubio, Rick Scott blast Brazilian authorities over X ban: 'An authoritarian move'

The country's supreme court has upheld the ban on the social media platform as it refuses to appoint a legal representative there

International Business Times

Brazilians Flock To Bluesky And Threads After X Suspension

Millions of Brazilians, including the president, have flocked to social media platforms such as Threads or Bluesky, where Portuguese has become the most spoken language in the few days since Elon Musk's X was shut down in the country.

Reason

Kamala Harris vs. Elon Musk

The Democratic nominee has favored policing online speech. Would a future Harris administration defend free expression?