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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

X goes offline in Brazil after Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with local laws

Composite of Elon Musk and supreme court judge Alexandre de Moraes
Brazil’s X users were told: ‘Seems like you lost connectivity. We’ll keep retrying.’ Photograph: Etienne Laurentevaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images

One of the world’s most popular social networks, X, has gone offline in Brazil – the country with the fifth largest digital population – after Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with local laws meant it was blocked by the supreme court.

Millions of Brazilian X users found themselves unable to access the network on Saturday morning as internet providers and mobile phone companies began to enforce the ban.

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