ELON MUSK’S SOCIAL NETWORK, X, HAS REVERSED ITS PREVIOUS STANCE AND IS NOW COMPLYING WITH COURT ORDERS IN BRAZIL TO CENSOR SOME USERS.

AFTER THREE WEEKS OF DEFIANCE, X’S LAWYERS ANNOUNCED THAT THE COMPANY HAS TAKEN DOWN ACCOUNTS DEEMED A THREAT TO BRAZIL’S DEMOCRACY AND HAS PAID FINES IMPOSED BY THE SUPREME COURT. THIS DECISION COMES IN HOPES OF LIFTING A BLOCK THAT HAS KEPT THE PLATFORM INACCESSIBLE IN THE COUNTRY.

MUSK, WHO HAD CRITICIZED THE COURT’S ORDERS AND VOWED NOT TO COMPLY, FACED A BACKLASH WHEN X WAS BLOCKED LAST MONTH. THE SITUATION ESCALATED AS BRAZILIAN USERS MIGRATED TO RIVAL PLATFORMS LIKE BLUESKY AND THREADS.

IN A RELATED DEVELOPMENT, BRAZIL’S SUPREME COURT HAS FINED ANOTHER MUSK-CONTROLLED COMPANY, STARLINK, 2 MILLION DOLLARS TO COVER FINES AGAINST X. THIS COMES AS THE COUNTRY CONTINUES TO ENFORCE REGULATIONS ON ONLINE SPEECH, HAVING ORDERED THE REMOVAL OF OVER 300 ACCOUNTS SINCE 2019.

X HAS NOW HIRED NEW LAWYERS TO ALIGN WITH BRAZILIAN LAWS, MARKING A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN STRATEGY.

BRAZIL’S SUPREME COURT CONFIRMED X’S MOVES IN A FILING SATURDAY, BUT SAID THE COMPANY HAD NOT FILED THE PROPER PAPERWORK. IT GAVE X FIVE DAYS TO SEND FURTHER DOCUMENTATION.

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