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Brazil bans X for refusing to comply with Supreme Court order

Elon Musk's refusal to comply with a Brazilian court's orders has led to a nationwide ban on X.

Justice Moraes also froze the Brazillian bank accounts of SpaceX’s Starlink internet service provider on Thursday to further pressure Musk to comply with the court’s order. The Supreme Court Judge is also Brazil’s electoral authority and has been monitoring and issuing orders to candidates to steer clear of spreading false information through internet and social media channels. Brazil’s 2022 presidential election between infamous incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and challenger and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was filled with attempts to subvert voter information.

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