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.

Starlink said in a statement posted on X that it will heed Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ order despite him having frozen the company’s assets. Previously, it informally told the telecommunications regulator that it would not comply until de Moraes reversed course.

“Regardless of the illegal treatment of Starlink in freezing our assets, we are complying with the order to block access to X in Brazil,” the company statement said. “We continue to pursue all legal avenues, as are others who agree that @alexandre’s recent order violate the Brazilian constitution.”

  • @JeeBaiChow
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    891 month ago

    Typical. Send the lawyers first to intimidate. Then get told you have no case. Then walk back tail between legs.

    • @uienia
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      381 month ago

      Sounds a bit like how he ended up with twitter in the first place

      • Flying Squid
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        1 month ago

        I love that he is so stupid that he didn’t realize he could back out of a legality by saying, “LOL JK.”

    • @BeatTakeshi
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      21 month ago

      Hey happy Lemmy bday! Nice little cake!