Brazil blocks X after company refuses to comply with a judge’s order
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.
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