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Brazil threatens daily fines for X and Starlink for 'non-compliance' with ban

Brazil's Supreme Court is threatening X and Elon Musk-owned Starlink with hefty daily fines for "non-compliance" with its ban of the servcie.

One day after X started to come back online for some people in Brazil, the country’s Supreme Court is threatening the social media company and Elon Musk-owned Starlink with hefty daily fines. Following Brazil’s ban last month, X reportedly shifted to using Cloudflare’s servers in the region, which made it more difficult for Brazilian ISPs to carry out the block. Starlink, which previously saw its Brazilian bank accounts frozen amid the dispute, faces “joint liability” if X doesn't pay, according to the order.

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