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Re:X working again in Brazil as Elon Musk finds way around b... by Qem on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @06:40PM (#41586405)
Probably easier to impound some CloudFlare assets, if any available. But any blocking would follow an escalation process. X itself was only blocked as an remedy of last resort, after months refusing to abide by court decision, refusing to pay fines and firing all employees and self-nuking its own local presence to avoid compliance at all costs. It was even reported[1] X refused to honor severance pay to the employees fired.

[1] https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/economia/2024/09/69349... (Portuguese)

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Re:X working again in Brazil as Elon Musk finds way around b... by aksss on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @07:26PM (#41586728)
Wasn't the court threatening to start penalizing the local X ee's as the only local target they had for enforcement actions?

"The social media giant published pictures of a document allegedly signed by Moraes which says a daily fine of 20,000 reais ($3,653) and an arrest decree would be imposed against X representative Rachel Nova Conceicao if the platform did not fully comply to Moraes' orders. 'To protect the safety of our staff, we have made the decision to close our operation in Brazil, effective immediately,' X said."

https://www.reuters.com/technology/x-close-operations-brazil...

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