Blocked

X was officially X’ed in Brazil on Saturday.

The country-wide suspension follows a months-long feud between X-owner Elon Musk and one of Brazil’s top judges, Alexandre de Moraes. It began when de Moraes ordered X to block dozens of accounts for spreading misinformation; Musk refused, saying Justice de Moraes (whom he called “Dictator de Voldemort”) was giving “illegal orders to censor his political opponents.”

Last month, Musk shut down not-Twitter’s physical operations in Brazil after its only legal representative in the country was threatened with arrest. Justice de Moraes ordered Musk to appoint a new representative or face a shutdown.

Musk didn’t… so Brazil’s telecom agency began blocking access to the social network, removing ~40 million of X’s monthly users until Musk complies. Brazilians who skirt the e-blockade to microblog anyway face a $8,774/day fine.

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ABOVE ALL, LOVE
Jesus showed compassion when people expected rejection, gentleness when people expected anger, and love when people expected hate. Whether you’re in a public feud or a private disagreement, be an imitator of Christ.

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves. Everyone should look not to his own interests, but rather to the interests of others.”  
Philippians 2:3-4 (CSB) (read full passage)