Brazil’s supreme court has granted social media platform X the green light to resume operations in the country after the platform began complying with court rulings that its billionaire owner, Elon Musk, had previously vowed to ignore, as reported by Reuters news agency. The decision was made by supreme court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who has been engaged in a prolonged dispute with Musk over the platform’s compliance.
Justice Moraes announced that “all the necessary requirements for the immediate return of X Brasil…were documented,” paving the way for X to reactivate its services in Latin America’s largest nation effective immediately. The platform had been suspended since late August due to its failure to adhere to court orders concerning hate speech moderation and the requirement to appoint a legal representative in Brazil.
Despite denouncing the court orders as censorship and calling Moraes a “dictator,” Musk has recently shifted his stance. In a bid to regain access to the Brazilian market, X has taken steps to block accounts as ordered, appointed a local representative, and settled outstanding fines.
In his ruling, Moraes instructed Brazil’s telecommunications regulator, Anatel, to ensure that X is back online within 24 hours. Earlier on Tuesday, Brazil’s top prosecutor’s office provided its legal opinion to the court, supporting the reinstatement of the platform, which was the final requirement for Moraes to allow X, formerly known as Twitter, to resume its services in Brazil.