A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered the “immediate suspension” of social media platform X in the country.
The judge also said that the individuals or companies who tried to keep access to the social network that way through Virtual Private Network (VPN) could be fined up to 50,000 reais ($8,900) a day.
The move is the latest chapter in an ongoing feud between Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes and Elon Musk, which also included the freezing of the satellite internet provider Starlink’s financial accounts in Brazil.
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Earlier this year, de Moraes ordered X to block certain accounts implicated in probes of so-called digital militias accused of spreading distorted news and hate.
Later, Musk responded by closing the platform’s offices in Brazil.
It is pertinent to mention that X has been inaccessible to Pakistanis since February. Back in April, the government of Pakistan said: “The decision to impose a ban on Twitter/X in Pakistan was made in the interest of upholding national security, maintaining public order, and preserving the integrity of our nation.”
