The Guardian reports:
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.
When the Guardian tried to access the network on its computer and mobile phone, it received a message reading: “Seems like you lost connectivity. We’ll keep retrying.”
Large numbers of Brazilians sought shelter on the rival network, Bluesky, which reported that it had gained 500,000 users in the past two days. “Welcome to Bluesky!” the company posted to its new adherents in Portuguese.
Read the full article. X has/had 22 million users in Brazil.
BREAKING: Brazil court says anyone caught using a VPN to access X will be fined up to $8,874 per day.
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X goes offline in Brazil after Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with local laws https://t.co/F7qBSrRvbR
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