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Brazil To Restore X Access After Elon Musk Complies With Court Orders
Supreme Court clears X to resume access in Brazil, after high profile clash between top judge and Elon Musk
Judge Adds New Terms For X Brazil Re-Entry
Supreme Court judge says X must pay new fine for temporarily evading IP blocks before service can resume in Brazil
Elon Musk’s X Asks Brazil’s Top Court To Reinstate Service
Pretty please? Elon Musk's X requests permission from Brazil's Supreme Court to resume service in the country, despite high profile clash
Brazil’s Judge Accuses X of ‘Willful’ Circumvention
X at risk of $900,000 daily fine, as Justice de Moraes calls out “willful, illegal and persistent” effort to circumvent court-ordered block
Access To X In Brazil Temporarily Restored After Change
Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) 'temporarily' circumvents block in Brazil after switching to cloud services
Brazil Unfreezes Starlink, X Bank Accounts After Funds Transfer
Judge orders X, Starlink bank accounts unfrozen after $3.3m transfer pays off fines imposed on X for failures to comply with content orders
Starlink Says ‘Complying’ With X Ban In Brazil
Elon Musk satellite broadband company Starlink says complying with order to ban Musk-owned X in Brazil, after initial refusal
Starlink Refuses To Block X In Brazil
SpaceX's Starlink tells Brazil telecoms regulator it will not block X until bank accounts are unfrozen, amidst legal row
Brazilian Supreme Court Upholds X Ban
Brazilian Supreme Court justices uphold ban on X amidst row over banned accounts and compliance with court orders
X Shut Down In Brazil Amidst Supreme Court Spat
Social media platform X refuses to comply with Brazil court order to appoint legal representative, risking suspension in country
Musk Row With Brazil Continues, As Supreme Court Threatens To Suspend X
Brazil’s Supreme Court threatens to suspend Elon Musk's X, amid ongoing row over outstanding fines and alleged 'censorship'
X Closes Brazil Office Due To ‘Censorship’
Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, closes Brazil office due to 'censorship orders' by judge investigating 'digital militias'
Brazil Judge Opens Probe Into Elon Musk
Brazil Supreme Court opens probe into Elon Musk after X revokes ban on restricted accounts, in latest tangle over misinformation
Apple Fined $2 Million For Selling iPhone 12 With No Charger
Fined for breaking consumer law as Brazilian agency rejects Apple green claim for not including charger, as well as 'misleading' water resist claims
US ‘In Talks’ To Finance 5G In Brazil And Keep Huawei Out
The US is reportedly in talks with Brazil to finance Ericsson and Nokia 5G equipment in the country as a measure to block Huawei's expansion
Brazil Launches Nationwide Instant Payments System
Brazil's central reserve bank set to offer instant payments infrastructure as basis for private services aimed at companies and individual consumers
Microsoft To Show Source Code To Brazilian Officials
Amid concern of spy backdoors in its software, Microsoft opens code inspection centre in Brazil
Rio 2016: Zeus Panda Banking Trojan Arrives in Brazil
Variant of Zeus banking Trojan targets financial transactions in Brazil amid the backdrop of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Equinix To Open Four New Data Centres Across World
Equinix details 2016 growth plans with new data centres opening in Brazil, Australia, Japan, and the United States
Brazil Arrests Facebook Executive As WhatsApp Row Deepens
Facebook brands Brazilian decision to jail executive as “extreme and disproportionate”
Brazil Shuts Off WhatsApp For 48 Hours
Two day shutdown ordered by judge following WhatsApp’s failure to share messages from alleged gang member
IBM Opens New Cloud Data Centre In Brazil
To tap into the fast-growing market for cloud computing in Latin America, IBM has opened a new cloud data center in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Google To Shutter Orkut Social Network
Launched in 2004, the same year as Facebook, Orkut only caught on in Brazil and India
Brazil 2014 Is The Most Connected World Cup Ever
Brazilian telco Oi claims World Cup network has generated 32 terabytes of data in just ten days
Technology To Play Vital Role At World Cup 2014
Technology will be more integral to the World Cup than ever before, connecting fans, organisers and even dissenters in Brazil
Brazil ‘Internet Constitution’ Guarantees Privacy And Net Neutrality
Brazil passes legislation designed to protect web users ahead of global confernence on the future of Internet governance in the country
LG Reveals Triple-SIM Smartphone
The Optimus L1 II Tri was unveiled on LG's Brazilian online store
NetMediaEurope Expands Into Portugal, Brazil With B!T Acquisition
TechWeekEurope gets a partner publication in Latin America
Google: Government Censorship Hits Fresh High
Governments increasingly trying to censor Web, Google finds