Popular social media platform X is back online for several Brazilians. The news comes after it was blocked for nearly two weeks after orders from the government.
However, this sudden change has nothing to do with the reversal in decision made by the government. They remain firm on the idea that a block is necessary. Instead, the app is making use of DNS service from Cloudfare which assists in providing easy access to the app for all local citizens. But it’s not clear how long that would last as the company confirmed it’s a temporary change.
A new statement was rolled out by a spokesperson of the company who called it a temporary solution for restoring services in the country. It does anticipate another complete block soon.
The block first began in the last week of August when Judge Alexandre de Moraes from the Supreme Court issued orders to all service providers to block the platform. This also impacted Starlink which is owned by SpaceX as the country froze all accounts as the dispute arose.
X stated in a recent post how the shutdown of its services in the country meant that it could no longer function in all of Latin America. The goal was to provide the best services to users and therefore alter network providers.
This resulted in a sudden and temporary restoration of services to citizens in the country. We do hope to see the app get accessible in the country soon, it explained as they continue working along with local officials and citizens.
As reported by the NYT, X began returning online for so many locals starting yesterday but the service provided was inconsistent. The report also highlighted how it was X’s decision to use Cloudflare to enable temporary restoration.
For now, ISPs in the country are figuring out how to continue following the court’s order. In cases when they fail, the authorities will be searching for other means to ensure the block remains.
Meanwhile, Brazilian authorities have made it very clear that anyone breaking the rules of the block will be heavily punished. This will come in the shape of hefty fines for anyone attempting to use a VPN to get around this ban.
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However, this sudden change has nothing to do with the reversal in decision made by the government. They remain firm on the idea that a block is necessary. Instead, the app is making use of DNS service from Cloudfare which assists in providing easy access to the app for all local citizens. But it’s not clear how long that would last as the company confirmed it’s a temporary change.
A new statement was rolled out by a spokesperson of the company who called it a temporary solution for restoring services in the country. It does anticipate another complete block soon.
The block first began in the last week of August when Judge Alexandre de Moraes from the Supreme Court issued orders to all service providers to block the platform. This also impacted Starlink which is owned by SpaceX as the country froze all accounts as the dispute arose.
X stated in a recent post how the shutdown of its services in the country meant that it could no longer function in all of Latin America. The goal was to provide the best services to users and therefore alter network providers.
This resulted in a sudden and temporary restoration of services to citizens in the country. We do hope to see the app get accessible in the country soon, it explained as they continue working along with local officials and citizens.
As reported by the NYT, X began returning online for so many locals starting yesterday but the service provided was inconsistent. The report also highlighted how it was X’s decision to use Cloudflare to enable temporary restoration.
For now, ISPs in the country are figuring out how to continue following the court’s order. In cases when they fail, the authorities will be searching for other means to ensure the block remains.
Meanwhile, Brazilian authorities have made it very clear that anyone breaking the rules of the block will be heavily punished. This will come in the shape of hefty fines for anyone attempting to use a VPN to get around this ban.
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