Members of Brazil’s supreme court have unanimously voted to uphold the ban on X, after Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with local laws led to the social network being blocked in one of its biggest markets.

On Monday, five of the court’s justices were asked to consider Friday’s decision to temporarily banish X from Brazil, where the platform has more than 21 million users. By lunchtime all five had voted in favour of the ban.

Casting his vote in favour of X’s continued suspension, Flávio Dino said the company’s decision to “deliberately” ignore a court order to name a legal representative in Brazil suggested it “considered itself above the rule of law”.

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        8 months ago

        “Musk […] passion for free speech is genuine”

        As long as it lines up with the right wing agenda, otherwise it’s woke bullshit that needs to be censored and banned, right?

        Delusional, both of you.

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        8 months ago

        However, I can recognize that his passion for free speech is genuine; otherwise, he wouldn’t have bought Twitter for $44

        You really make recoil in disgust at the depths of denial you can plunge to in order to stan a billionaire.