BRASILIA — A disagreement between a Brazilian magistrate and Elon Musk intensified Thursday as the billionaire's Starlink company said its assets had been frozen in the country amid a feud over the fate of his social media platform X.
BRASILIA — A disagreement between a Brazil ian magistrate and Elon Musk intensified Thursday as the billionaire's Starlink company said its assets had been frozen in the country amid a feud over the fate of his social media platform X.The episode began Wednesday when Brazil ian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes threatened to suspend X, formerly known as Twitter, unless Musk named a new legal representative for the company in Brazil within 24 hours.
'Censorship orders'In the order made public Wednesday, Moraes told Musk 'to appoint the company's new legal representative in Brazil within 24 hours.''In the event of non-compliance with the order, the decision provides for the suspension of the social network's activities in Brazil,' it said.
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