X Backs Down in Brazilian Supreme Court Standoff
X officially complies with Brazilian Supreme Court orders to block accounts, pay fines, and name a new legal representative. The court gives the social network five days to submit the proper paperwork to finalize the resolution.
X surrenders in its ongoing legal battle with Brazil's Supreme Court by officially complying with the government's demands. According to a new court filing, the social network blocks designated accounts, pays outstanding fines, and names a new formal representative in the country. This sudden reversal ends the company's previous strategy of completely shutting down its local operations rather than following judicial orders.
The Supreme Court responds by giving X five days to submit the proper paperwork to formalize this compliance. The entire dispute stems from an investigation by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes into election misinformation, which originally prompted the platform to block certain accounts. Instead of complying at that time, X closed its Brazilian offices, leading the judge to ban the service entirely and threaten users with fines for accessing the platform via VPN.
X recently comes back online in Brazil, though Cloudflare's CEO states the timing of the platform switching to their infrastructure is merely a coincidence. During this temporary blackout, Brazilian users flock to alternative social networks, causing dramatic growth for platforms like Bluesky and Tumblr. Neither Elon Musk nor X's official accounts publicly comment on this recent legal filing.