Is Elon’s rumble in the Amazon rainforest headed for a technical knockout? Over the weekend, Brazil’s top court voted to uphold a ban on X that another judge issued the week before for failing to comply with takedown requests. The court will impose fines of up to $9,000 on those who use VPNs to circumvent that ban. But the debate and drama hasn’t ended there. TechDirt’s Mike Masnick looks at how the case highlights the complexities of supporting free speech and complying with so-called “hostage laws,” but also how Musk himself, owner of “ExTwitter,” has played different sides depending on what suits him best. Meanwhile, Musk says his satellite communications company Starlink and his other ventures have also had their assets frozen.
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