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.”

  • 100_kg_90_de_belin
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    22 months ago

    You decided to shoot your shot at siding with Musk and came up with this? It’s underwhelming.

    • @[email protected]
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      -12 months ago

      I’m not siding with musk. I’m siding with a sky internet that doesn’t have to block something because one specific government decides that SOME information isn’t legal for its people. It’s the responsibility of the company to ensure it citizens aren’t using that sky Internet making satellite dishes illegal or something like that.

      It’s disappointing musk is involved with both companies. Although he has destroyed Twitter, it is still used by many people to Share information.

      • 100_kg_90_de_belin
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        12 months ago

        It’s about Twitter refusing to comply with a law similar to thousands of other laws they comply with around the world.

        In my opinion, it’s because of Lula. Musk has no qualms with abiding the laws of right-wing dictators.

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          -12 months ago

          Well, yes, Elon is a fucker. Fine people for using Twitter, but they don’t have the right to make an isp, that can operate in space, ban anything.

          This, of course, is my opinion. take it or leave it, I don’t care.