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On 30 August 2024, Brazil's Supreme Federal Court judge Alexandre de Moraes imposed a block of X in Brazil. This occurred after X chairman Elon Musk refused to appoint a legal representative in the country, which led Moraes to freeze Starlink's financial assets and impose fines for non-compliance. The social network began to be suspended at the start of the following day.
The decision followed an investigation by the Brazilian Supreme Court into Elon Musk due to X reinstating accounts that were suspended under the terms of a court order. The Court reportedly ordered the removal of 7 far-right accounts associated with the 2023 Brazilian Congress attack in Brasília. The investigation began in April 2024, after Musk stated that he would unsuspend the accounts.
On 18 September 2024, X evaded the block by serving its content through Cloudflare for requests originating from Brazil.[1][2]
- ^ "Musk Finds a Way Around Brazil's X Ban". The New York Times. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Como mudança no X fez rede de Musk voltar a funcionar no Brasil" [How a change in X made Musk's network work again in Brazil]. BBC Brasil (in Portuguese). 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.