X reinstated in Brazil after Musk pays fines, agrees to follow local lawsarstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/x-reinstated-in-brazil-after-musk-pays-fines-agrees-to-follow-local-laws/
125 sats \ 1 comment \ @0xbitcoiner 9 Oct Politics_And_Law
X blocked accounts and paid $5 million in fines to get back online in Brazil.
Brazil's Supreme Court is allowing Elon Musk's X to resume operations, apparently ending a months-long battle after the social network paid over $5 million in fines and reluctantly agreed to suspend accounts accused of spreading disinformation.
The court yesterday issued a press release announcing the reinstatement, saying that X has complied with all the orders it previously defied. Brazil Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered that the suspension be ended and that telecom agency Anatel take steps to allow the platform's return.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 10 Oct
I can’t figure out why he does not buy an island, declare it free of any other government and set up a server farm for VPN. Then he could tell all the politicians to F off with their censorious plans. He could even make a platform out of all national boundaries and do the same thing. I guess he could also make a Sealand, floating platform sort of system. In any case, he could go total free speech with VPN connections for anybody who wishes to speak their mind freely. I imagine British, European and Brazilian people would love it. Let alone other leftist countries.
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