Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday ordered the nationwide suspension of Elon Musk’s X social media platform in response to the billionaire’s failure to comply with the judge’s directive to appoint a legal representative in the South American country.

Moraes ordered the “immediate, complete, and total suspension of X’s operations” in the nation of 215 million people, “until the court’s judicial decisions are complied with and the fines applied are paid” and “until a representative of the company in the country is appointed.”

The judge also infuriated Musk by blocking his SpaceX company from conducting financial transactions in Brazil over millions of dollars in unpaid fines imposed on X — formerly known as Twitter — for breaking Brazilian laws.

Earlier this month, Musk withdrew X’s staff from Brazil after Moraes threatened to arrest the company’s legal representative if the platform did not delete user accounts spreading far-right misinformation and hate speech in violation of Brazilian........

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