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Brazilian court orders suspension of Elon Musk's X after missing deadline
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Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ordered the suspension of social media platform X in the country, following a months-long feud with its owner, Elon Musk. The decision comes after Musk refused to comply with Moraes' orders to suspend certain accounts and identify a local representative for X. Moraes had warned Musk that failure to comply would result in the blocking of X in Brazil. The suspension affects over 200 million users in the country.
Elon Musk showed his total disrespect for Brazilian sovereignty and, in particular, for the judiciary, setting himself up as a true supranational entity and immune to the laws of each country.
Since we're talking about more than 20,000 companies, each will have its own implementation time, but … we expect that probably over the weekend all companies will be able to implement the block.
Just because the guy [Musk] has a lot of money, doesn't mean they can disrespect you … who does he think he is?
If billionaires want to have companies that make billions in these parts, they need to learn to respect the laws. Long live the rule of law and national sovereignty.
The fundamental issue at stake here is that Judge de Moraes demands we break Brazil's own laws. We simply won't do that.
Soon, we expect Judge Alexandre de Moraes will order X to be shut down in Brazil – simply because we would not comply with his illegal orders to censor his political opponents.
This order is based on an unfounded determination that Starlink should be responsible for the fines levied—unconstitutionally—against X. It was issued in secret and without affording Starlink any of the due process of law guaranteed by the Constitution of Brazil. We intend to address the matter legally.
Although this illegal request may affect our ability to receive your monthly payment … we will continue to provide services to you free of charge, if necessary.
This guy @Alexandre is an outright criminal of the worst kind, masquerading as a judge.
SpaceX and X are two completely different companies with different shareholders.
This is a sad day for X users around the world, especially those in Brazil, who are being denied access to our platform. I wish it did not have to come to this – it breaks my heart.
X Ban in Brazil
- Brazil Supreme Court reinstates X, lifts ban after Elon Musk's company meets court's demands
- Elon Musk's X complies with Brazilian court order, names local representative to lift ban
- Elon Musk's X bypasses court-ordered blockade in Brazil
sources
- 1.CNA News
- 2.BBC
- 3.Al Jazeera
- 4.The Times of India
- 5.The Guardian
- 6.The New York Times
- 7.Le Monde
- 8.Russia Today
- 9.CTV News
- 10.France 24
- 11.South China Morning Post
- 12.DW News
perspectives
- 1.Social Media
- 2.Freedom of Speech
- 3.Twitter Takeover by Elon Musk
- 4.Brazil under Lula
- 5.Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
countries
- 1.Brazil
- 2.China
- 3.Egypt
- 4.United Kingdom
- 5.India
- 6.Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 7.Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 8.Myanmar
- 9.Pakistan
- 10.Portugal
- 11.Russian Federation
- 12.Turkmenistan
organizations
- 1.Starlink
- 2.Twitter/X
- 3.Brazilian Supreme Court
- 4.SpaceX
- 5.Apple
- 6.Google
- 7.Tesla
- 8.eMarketer
- 9.Telegram
- 10.Bluesky
- 11.Meta
- 12.National Telecommunications Agency
persons
- 1.Alexandre De Moraes
- 2.Elon Musk
- 3.Jair Bolsonaro
- 4.Luis Inácio Lula Da Silva
- 5.Donald Trump
- 6.Daniel Silveira
- 7.Jack Nicas
- 8.Kate Conger
- 9.Keir Starmer
- 10.Alex Hern
- 11.Carlos Manuel Baigorri
- 12.David Nemer
technicals
- 1.Android
- 2.iOS
- 3.Arab Spring