Brazil blocked the social network X on Friday after its owner, Elon Musk, refused to comply with a Brazilian judge’s orders to suspend certain accounts, presenting a significant challenge to Musk’s efforts to transform the site into a digital town square with minimal speech restrictions. Alexandre de Moraes, a Brazilian Supreme Court justice, mandated that internet providers block access to X because the company had not appointed a required legal representative in Brazil. Musk responded by closing X’s office in Brazil last week after Justice Moraes threatened arrests for not adhering to orders to remove accounts violating Brazilian law. X … Continue reading Brazil Blocks X Nationwide as 250,000 Starlink Users and $3M in Fines Hang in the Balance