Elon Musk's X to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with Supreme Court demands
Brazil's telecommunications regulator suspended access to Elon Musk's X to comply with an order from a judge who has been locked in a months-long feud with the billionaire.
In short:
Brazil's Supreme Court has cleared Elon Musk's X to resume service in the country.
The social media platform was suspended in late August after failing to comply with court orders related to hate speech moderation.
Supreme Court Justice de Moraes had been locked in a months-long feud with Mr Musk.
Brazil's Supreme Court has cleared X, formally known as Twitter, to resume service in the country after the social media platform reversed its course and started complying with court rulings billionaire owner Elon Musk had previously vowed not to meet.
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes gave X the green light to resume operations in Latin America's largest country effective immediately.
Judge De Moraes has been locked in a months-long feud with Mr Musk over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation.
In the decision, the judge said "all the necessary requirements for the immediate return of X Brasil… were documented".
X had been suspended in Brazil, one of its largest and most-coveted markets, since late August after not complying with court orders related to hate speech moderation and failing to name a legal representative in the country, as required by law.
Mr Musk, who had denounced the orders as censorship and called Judge De Moraes a "dictator," backed down and started to reverse his position in recent weeks, with X blocking ordered accounts, tapping a local representative and paying pending fines.
The judge ruled that Brazil's telecommunications regulator Anatel must work to allow X to come back online in the country within 24 hours.
Through its Global Affairs account, X said it was proud to return to Brazil, adding that it "will continue to defend freedom of speech, within the boundaries of the law" in the countries where it operates.
Judicial battle on disinformation
X's suspension initially came after an individual ruling by Judge De Moraes, who has spearheaded a local crusade against perceived attacks on democracy and the political use of disinformation.
His ruling was later unanimously backed by a five-member panel of the Supreme Court and its chief justice.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also voiced support for the move, saying that people with businesses in Brazil must follow local laws and the world was "not obliged to put up with Musk's far-right ideology just because he is rich".
The judges flagged at the time that they would be open to reconsidering the suspension if X complied with rulings.
The social media company initially said it would not abide by them because they were "illegal".
Brazil is X's sixth-biggest market globally and as of April had about 21.5 million users, according to data platform Statista.
X had legal representation in Brazil until mid-August, when it decided to close its offices in the country due to the orders from the court.
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