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.”

  • @[email protected]
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    -124 months ago

    I’m not even that conflicted, those cheering any government censorship are misguided at best.

    • @[email protected]
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      94 months ago

      those cheering any government censorship

      Child porn is illegal, that is also government censorship.

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      Had X wanted to argue this in court, they should’ve appointed legal representation, instead of closing all of their Brazil offices.