Brazilian Supreme Court Imposes Hefty Fines on Elon Musk's X for Evading Ban

The social media platform briefly restored access in Brazil using Cloudflare, prompting a judicial crackdown and daily fines.

Brazil's Supreme Court has fined X nearly $1 million per day for circumventing a ban imposed last month.
X became accessible to many Brazilian users after an update switched the platform to Cloudflare’s dynamic IP addresses, complicating efforts to block it.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes accused X of intentionally bypassing the court order and imposed additional fines on Musk's companies, including Starlink.
X claimed the service restoration was inadvertent and temporary, resulting from a necessary change in network providers for Latin America.
The legal battle centers on X's refusal to comply with orders to remove accounts spreading misinformation, escalating tensions between Elon Musk and Brazilian authorities.