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Musk's Starlink backtracks and says it will comply with judge's order to block X in Brazil
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet service provider Starlink backtracked Tuesday and said it will comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice's order to block the billionaire’s social media platform, X.
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Elon Musk's satellite internet service, Starlink, has openly defied a Brazilian court order to block access to the social media platform X in the country, further escalating the ongoing dispute between the billionaire and Brazilian authorities.
Brazil has blocked Elon Musk's X social media platform after the SpaceX and Tesla CEO refused to comply with the nation's demands to blacklist certain accounts. Musk claimed on his platform that the country also froze the assets of Starlink, his satellite internet company.
Brazilian regulators had said Sunday that Starlink planned to defy government orders to block X in the country. On Tuesday, the satellite-internet service said it would comply.
SAO PAULO (AP) — Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet service provider Starlink backtracked Tuesday and said it will comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice's order to block the billionaire’s social media platform, X.
Elon Musk's Starlink agreed to block X in Brazil Tuesday, just one day after the broadband satellite company announced it would defy the order from the Brazilian Supreme Court.
SAO PAULO (AP) — Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet service provider Starlink backtracked Tuesday and said it will comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice’s order to block the billionaire’s social media platform, X.
Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service has announced it will comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court order to block access to Musk's social media platform X in Brazil.
The Elon Musk-owned Starlink satellite Internet service said Tuesday it will abide by a court order to block social network X in Brazil while challenging the order in that nation's courts.