It appears that social network X, previously known as Twitter and owned by Elon Musk, is stepping back from a conflict with Brazil’s Supreme Court.
According to The New York Times, there is a new court filing stating that X has followed the court’s orders by blocking specific accounts, paying fines, and appointing a new representative in the country.
In response, the Supreme Court reportedly informed X that the necessary paperwork was not provided and gave them a deadline of five days to do so.
The conflict began when Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes investigated election misinformation. Moraes instructed the company to block certain accounts, and although X initially agreed to comply, it later ceased operations in Brazil.
After banning the service and warning users of fines for trying to bypass it with a VPN, X resumed its services earlier this week in Brazil. Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince mentioned to TechCrunch that their recent shift to Cloudflare infrastructure was coincidental.
During the ban, Brazilian users turned to alternative social media platforms, resulting in significant growth for Bluesky and Tumblr.
X has not responded to TechCrunch’s request for comment, and neither Musk nor X’s Global Government Affairs account have addressed the situation. Both accounts have criticized Moraes’ decisions in the past. However, on Wednesday, X stated its intentions to collaborate with the Brazilian government for a swift return for the people of Brazil.
