Brazil unblocks X after Elon Musk backs down


A protest of a Brazilian Supreme Court decision that banned the social network X from operating in the country, in São Paulo, on Sept 7, 2024. Brazil’s Supreme Court said Oct 8 that Musk’s social network could return in the country after a monthlong ban because the company had complied with the court’s orders. — The New York Times

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil lifted its ban on the social network X on Oct 8 after its owner, Elon Musk, capitulated in his fight with the country’s Supreme Court, ending a five-week suspension of the platform across the nation of 200 million.

Brazil’s Supreme Court said X had complied with the court’s orders to take down certain accounts, which the court called necessary to protect Brazil’s democracy and which Musk called illegal censorship. The company also complied with other orders, including paying fines and naming a new representative in the country.

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