elon musk's starlink is a company that sends satellites into space to help people on earth connect to the internet. recently, a court in brazil asked starlink to block access to a social media platform called x (used to be called twitter). at first, starlink did not want to do it. but then, they changed their minds and started to block access to x in brazil. even though they are having some trouble with their money frozen in brazil, they are still trying to find a way to solve the problem. Read from source...
Elon Musk's Starlink Bows To Brazil's Top Court, Blocks Access To X In The Country: 'We Continue To Pursue All Legal Avenues...' (September 3, 2024), which can be summarized as follows: Starlink has decided to obey a Brazilian court order to block access to social media platform X, formerly Twitter, in Brazil, reversing its previous stance. Starlink initially informed Brazil's telecom regulator, Anatel, that it would not obey the order. However, the company backtracked on Tuesday, stating that it is now complying with the order, despite the "illegal treatment" of freezing its assets in Brazil. The company lost the deadline to appeal against the decision to freeze its accounts, and it is unclear what legal measures it will take to overturn the freezing. This development comes after a series of events that have strained the relationship between Starlink and Brazil. In August, Musk announced that SpaceX would continue to provide Starlink services to the Brazilian military and other users, despite the country's Supreme Court Justice freezing Starlink's finances. Earlier this month, the tech billionaire hinted at the possibility of accepting payments in Dogecoin for Starlink services in Brazil, following the freezing of its bank accounts. Starlink's compliance with the Brazilian court order to block access to X is a significant development that could impact the ongoing legal battle between the company and Brazil's authorities.