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Why It's So Hard to Fully Block X in Brazil
With 20,000 internet providers across the country, the technical challenges of blocking X in Brazil means some connections are slipping through the cracks.
With Brazil's population of 215 million people, a mature democracy, a sprawling land mass, and more than 20,000 internet service providers, it isn't straightforward to block a web platform in the South American nation. The Open Observatory of Network Interference reported that a similar progression played out in when Brazil’s Federal Police obtained a court order in April 2023 for ISPs to block the communication platform Telegram because it would not fully share information about users involved in neo-Nazi group chats. Unlike in countries including Russia, Iran, and China, there is currently no legal apparatus or technical infrastructure by which the Brazilian government can systematically and comprehensively restrict access to particular websites or online platforms or impose connectivity blackouts on its citizens.
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