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Brazil’s X ban is coming to an end: all the latest news

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2024-10-09 11:00:05

By Emma Roth , a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.

On August 30th, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes handed down an order to ban X, notifying the country’s communications agency to limit access to the platform. Now, on October 8th, after X complied with court orders to ban certain accounts and paid its fines, Justice de Moraes has ordered ISPs to unblock X.

The Brazilian justice, who has led the country’s efforts against misinformation, initially opened an investigation into X in April after Musk said he reactivated accounts the platform was ordered to block.

Musk later closed X’s offices in Brazil over claims de Moraes threatened to arrest the company’s local legal representative if the platform didn’t follow “censorship orders.”

On Tuesday, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the country’s telecommunications agency Anatel to unblock X within 24 hours, writing that it has fulfilled “all the requirements necessary for the immediate return of activities.