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The Independent UK
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Gabriela S. Pessoa,Barbara Ortutay and David Biller

On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world

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The shutdown of Elon Musk’s platform started early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through mobile apps after the billionaire refused to name a legal representative to the country, missing a deadline imposed by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The blockade marks an escalation in a monthslong feud between Musk and de Moraes over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation.

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