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Brazilian Supreme Court panel upholds X ban, while Starlink refuses to comply


ISPs and app stores have until Wednesday to block X.

A panel of five Brazilian Supreme Court justices voted Monday to uphold a decision( PDF) requiring the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) to limit access to X, the service formerly known as Twitter. Justice 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 to identify a legal representative in the country. Poder360 reports that the court order gave internet providers as well as app stores five days to take measures to block access to X in the country, establishing a deadline on Wednesday, September 4th.

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