BRAZIL started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X early on Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through its mobile app after the company refused to comply with a judge’s order.

X missed a deadline imposed by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to name a legal representative in Brazil, triggering the suspension. 

It marks an escalation in the dispute between Mr Musk and Justice de Moraes over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation.