Some X (formerly Twitter) users in Brazil have regained access to the platform, according to reports from the BBC. The platform had been banned in late August after a legal dispute. The restoration happened when X switched to servers hosted by Cloudflare, a move revealed by ABRINT, Brazil’s leading ISP trade group.
A spokesperson for X stated that the platform's return was accidental and linked to the server change. While access might be blocked again soon, the company is working with Brazilian authorities to resolve the issue. Brazil’s telecom agency Anatel has not yet commented.
The new Cloudflare system uses dynamic IPs, making it harder to block specific services without affecting others, including PIX, a digital payment system used by millions of Brazilians. ABRINT’s Basílio Rodriguez Pérez explained that many of the IPs are shared with essential services like banks, complicating efforts to block X.
Despite the technical challenges, experts like Felipe Autran, a constitutional lawyer, believe that Cloudflare could assist the government in enforcing the ban more effectively. The platform had originally been blocked after failing to appoint a legal representative in Brazil, per a Supreme Court ruling led by Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The court’s decision also included removing X from app stores.
Users caught accessing X through VPNs could face fines, although Autran expressed skepticism about how enforceable these penalties are, particularly for casual users. The ongoing legal battle between Justice Moraes and Elon Musk, X’s owner, started in April over allegations of disinformation spreading on the platform.
Brazil remains one of X’s largest markets.
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