2024-10-09 15:06:00
After more than a month banned from Brazil by order of Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF)o X (ex-Twitter) finally started to be released in the country. Some users are already reporting the availability of access, which was restored after authorization was given to unblock the network, late last Tuesday afternoon (8/10).
It is worth noting that the return of the platform may take some time for certain users, depending on the operator or internet provider — as well as whether access takes place via the web or app.
According to the National Communications Agency (Anatel), the country has more than 20 thousand different providers. A few hours ago, the agency informed them to grant access to X.
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The order that allowed the resumption of the platform’s activities in Brazil came from the minister Alexandre de Moraesof the STF, after complying with the requirements established by the court, such as blocking certain profiles, paying fines and appointing a legal representative in Brazil.
OX is proud to be back in Brazil. Providing tens of millions of Brazilians with access to our indispensable platform was a priority throughout this process. We will continue to defend freedom of expression, within the limits of the law, everywhere we operate.
With the unblocking effected, it becomes possible to access X even without using a VPN 1. The adoption of the technology, as well as any other “subterfuge” that granted access to the platform, was subject to a daily fine of R$50 thousand on Brazil in cases of “extreme use” of the network.
Long story…
Although a certain tension between the parties began a long time ago, the public dispute between the platform and Brazilian justice began in earnest in April, when American journalist Michael Shellenberger published what he called “Twitter Files Brazil” — documents with email exchanges between Brazilian justice and the platform’s directory in the country.
The documents took the owner of the social network, Elon Muskto turn directly against the STF, especially against Moraes, accusing the minister of ordering the censorship of profiles in Brazil for political reasons. The judge, in turn, included the billionaire in the “digital militia investigation” — which targets online groups attacking democracy and Brazilian institutions.
On August 17, Musk made a decision that served as a guiding principle for the blockade: the closure of the company’s office in the country. On 8/28, through its own social network, the STF ordered X to appoint a representative in Brazil, under penalty of suspending its operation in the national territory — which ended up happening on 8/30.
Apparently willing to hold his position at first, Musk ended up giving in after an episode in which the exchange of X’s servers in Latin America reactivated access to the network in Brazil — leading the company to be punished again and comply with court demands to resume operation. operation of the platform in the country.
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