Blocking of Twitter in Brazil

Blocking of Twitter in Brazil
Part of Censorship of Twitter
Alexandre de Moraes (left), who initiated the blocking, and Elon Musk (right), owner of X
Date30 August 2024 – 8 October 2024 (1 month, 1 week and 1 day)
Caused by
  • Reinstatement of X accounts associated with the 2023 Brazilian Congress attack blocked by court order
  • Refusal by X to name a legal representative in Brazil
MethodsSupreme Federal Court
  • Ordering Brazilian ISPs to block access to X in the country
  • Freezing of Starlink assets
  • Fines toward X Corp.
  • Fines towards users bypassing the block through virtual private networks

X Corp.

Resulted in
  • Compliance by X Corp. with the Supreme Federal Court's orders
  • Lifting of block in Brazil
Parties
Lead figures
Casualties
FinedX Corp.: $5.2 million

From 30 August 2024 to 8 October 2024, Brazil's Supreme Federal Court judge Alexandre de Moraes unilaterally imposed a block of the social networking site X (formerly Twitter) in Brazil. This occurred after the social network's chairman, Elon Musk, refused to appoint a legal representative in the country, which led Moraes to freeze Starlink's financial assets and impose fines for non-compliance. X began to be suspended at the start of the following day.

The decision followed an investigation by the Brazilian Supreme Court into Musk due to X reinstating accounts that were suspended under the terms of a court order. The Court reportedly ordered the removal of far-right accounts associated with the 8 January 2023 attacks in Brasília. The investigation began in April 2024, after Musk stated that he would reinstate the accounts. After the platform settled $5.2 million in fines, appointed a legal representative in Brazil and complied with orders to deactivate accounts, the block was lifted on 8 October 2024.

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