A panel of five Brazilian Supreme Court judges x-antigo-twitter-em-todo-o-pais/”>voted on Monday to confirm a decision (x-stf-plenario-virtual-1?responsive=1&title=1″>PDF) that requires the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) to limit access to x, the service formerly known as twitter. Judge Alexandre de Moraes issued the ban on Friday in response to x owner Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with court orders to block certain accounts and identify a legal representative in the country. Four other judges have backed the decision.
x/”>Power360 and x-os-cinco-recados-da-primeira-turma-no-julgamento-que-confirmou-decisao-de-moraes.ghtml”>The balloon The report notes that three magistrates – Cristiano Zanin, Flávio Dino and Cármen Lúcia – fully supported De Moraes’ decision, while a fourth, Luiz Fux, raised reservations about a fine for people who circumvent the ban with a VPN, saying that only people who post criminal messages such as those expressing Nazism or fascism should be fined.
As for the effect of the ban, competing platforms have reported a large number of new accounts created by Brazilian users. News organization x-a-partir-de-portugal/”>Power360 He noted that his x account will now be managed exclusively from Portugal to respect the judge's decision.
Meanwhile, Starlink has told Brazil's telecom regulator Anatel that it will not comply with the ban until the court unfreezes its assets. So far, x is reportedly still accessible through the service. The New York Times De Moraes has reportedly blocked Starlink from conducting Brazilian transactions while the court seeks to collect $3 million in unpaid fines from x. The satellite-based internet service is operated by SpaceX, which is also partly owned by Musk.
Power360 The court order gave internet providers and app stores five days to take action to block access to x in the country, setting a deadline of Wednesday, September 4.
