Blocked by the courts, the social network X makes an “involuntary” and “temporary” return to Brazil

Surprise return. A technical trick allowed the social network X to make its return to Brazil on Wednesday, September 18, despite the blockage imposed by the courts. A Supreme Court judge, Alexandre de Moraes, had ordered the suspension of the network on August 30, criticizing Elon Musk’s platform in particular for having ignored a series of legal decisions related to the fight against disinformation.

It was the Brazilian Association of Internet Service Providers (Abrint), an industry group, that explained how the partial takeover of X had been technically possible. “Application X was updated (…) overnight, resulting in a significant change in its structure”she explained in a statement. According to Abrint, X’s use of Cloudflare, a cybersecurity company that uses constantly changing IP addresses, “makes blocking the app much more complicated”.

Evoking “a delicate situation” For internet providers, she said she was waiting for a “official orientation” of the National Telecommunications Agency. In the evening, X assured that the restoration of his service was an effect “involuntary” of a server change and would remain “temporary”. This change “resulted in an involuntary and temporary restoration of service for Brazilian users”said Elon Musk’s network, assuring that X would be “quickly” stuck in this country again.