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online for some people in Brazil , the country’s Supreme Court is threatening the social media company and Elon Musk-owned Starlink with. In a new order posted online, Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered regulators to “reactivate” blocking of X and said that the two companies could be hit with close $1 million a day in fines for not complying.from Moraes, who has been publicly sparring with Musk for months, comes after X became accessible again in Brazil for many users on Wednesday.
Following Brazil’s ban last month, X reportedly shifted to using Cloudflare’s servers in the region, which made it more difficult for Brazilian ISPs to carry out the block. The companyit made the change in network providers in order to “to provide service to Latin America” and that it expected its service in Brazil to go offline again “soon.”
Now, Moraes says that X could be fined the equivalent of $921,000 a day, beginning September 19, for each day of “non-compliance” with the ban. Starlink, which previously saw its Brazilianfrozen amid the dispute, faces “joint liability” if X doesn't pay, according to the order.
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