Elon Musk defies X ban in Brazil by beaming app from space

Elon Musk has found a way to bypass a ban on his social media firm X in Brazil by allowing people in the country to access the app through his satellite internet provider Starlink.

Brazil’s Supreme Court voted on Monday to uphold a ban on X that was introduced last week by Justice Alexandre de Moraes after the company failed to follow a court order to appoint a new legal representative in the country.

Mr Musk criticised the ruling, claiming that Judge Moraes was a “dictator” who should be impeached for violating freedom of speech.

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42 comments

  7. A group of witches are doing major black magic on every corrupt dictator and to watch them fall and have more to lose is an eager experiment they are celebrating in completion hey it’s not my idea it’s just what I heard

  12. Brasil used to have a representative. Then they threatened him with imprisonment; in order to protect his brazilian employees, Elon Musk fired everyone and refused to appoint a new one.

  17. The crazy part is that the people allowed this dictator into Brazil by getting rid of their previous president who was doing a decent job. They let activists make a narrative about how the previous president was destroying the Amazon and the country… Now you have this. Congrats. Activism always bringing stupid upon the people

  19. I love the way Mr. Musk thumbs his nose at those that try to keep him down and muzzle free speech. I get the feeling he enjoys it.

  21. Brilliant move by Musk. This is intolerable, another assault by a 'drunk-with power' judiciary! Heaven help Brazil!

  22. I’m a Brazilian and I can tell you, my friend, that things have lost their way. Alexandre de Moraes said that anyone using a VPN to access X will have to pay a fine of 10,000 USD per day. It’s all become a joke. The only thing I want in the long run is to leave my country, Brazil, unfortunately.

  23. Respect to Brazil for teaching this egotistical brat a lesson. I don’t think billionaires will make better rulers than states. At least states have existed throughout history.

  26. Brazil Supreme Court justice looks like a pedophile! I bet Elon musk can easily find the information…. he can afford the best hackers in the world! 😅

  34. Countries that banned X:
    China
    North Korea
    Iran
    Russia
    Turkmenistan
    and now Brazil

    must be something similar with these counties, but I just can’t put my finger on it 🤔

  37. Sad reality and a lesson to voters. Left is not about democracy or freedom of speech. Another newly elected labour government is 2 tiered

  41. No, you have reversed the causality of starlink's a bank accounts Frozen. They were frozen because The government wanted to get at musk and then starlink said because the accounts were frozen that they could not comply with any changes.

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