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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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  1. Elon Musk's Starlink says it will block X in Brazil to keep satellite internet active

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    Musk's Starlink backtracks and says it will comply with judge's order to block X in Brazil

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

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  1. Breitbart News

    Elon Musk's Starlink Defies Brazilian Court Order, Refuses to Block X in Country (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    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.

  2. Breitbart News

    Brazil Blocks X After Elon Musk Refuses to Comply with Censorship Demands (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    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.

  3. Engadget

    Starlink is refusing to comply with Brazil's X ban (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Starlink told Brazil's telecom agency it won't comply with an order to block X in the country until officials unfreeze its local bank accounts.

  4. Engadget

    Elon Musk's Starlink will comply with the Brazil X ban after all (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Starlink told Brazil's telecom agency it won't comply with an order to block X in the country until officials unfreeze its local bank accounts.

  5. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Musk’s Starlink defies order to block X in Brazil | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    RIO DE JANEIRO >> Elon Musk is doubling down on his fight with Brazilian authorities.

  6. Quartz

    Everything to know about Elon Musk's feud with Brazil's Supreme Court (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The judicial authority has frozen Starlink's bank accounts and banned users from accessing X

  7. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Elon Musk's Starlink says it will block X in Brazil to keep satellite internet active (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    SpaceX satellite internet service, Starlink, said it will comply with court orders to block social network X in Brazil.

  8. New York Times

    Elon Musk’s Starlink Agrees to Block the X Social Network in Brazil (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    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.

  9. WHEC Rochester

    Musk's Starlink backtracks and says it will comply with judge's order to block X in Brazil (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    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.

  10. Washington Times

    Starlink complies with Brazilian court order, blocks access to X (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    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.

  11. The Republic

    Musk's Starlink backtracks and will comply with judge's order to block X in Brazil (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    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.

  12. Fortune

    Musk backs down in fight with Brazil as Starlink agrees to block X in the country (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider Starlink reversed course and said it would comply with an order by Brazil’s top court to block access to X.

  13. Breitbart News

    Elon Musk's Starlink to Block X in Brazil Following Supreme Court Order (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    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.

  14. UPI

    Starlink officials block X as ordered by Brazilian Supreme Court (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    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.

  15. The Guardian

    Elon Musk’s Starlink backtracks to comply with Brazil’s ban on X (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    After judge freezes assets of billionaire’s internet service provider, company flip-flops to block social media platform

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