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The X update used cloud services offered by third parties, allowing some Brazilian users to take a route outside the country to reach X, even without a virtual private network, according to Abrint, the Brazilian Association of Internet and Telecommunications Providers .
The number of Brazilians who access X is unknown, according to Abrint. X did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“I think the change was probably intentional. Why would
Last month, following a months-long dispute between X owner Elon Musk and Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes, the South American nation’s supreme court ordered Brazil’s internet and mobile service providers to block the platform.
Access to X was closed within hours.
Any revised order from Brazil’s national telecommunications agency, Anatel, responsible for enforcing the court ruling, will have to be more specific, because blocking cloud access is complex and can endanger government agencies and financial service providers, Perez said.
Anatel has identified the problem and is working to notify content delivery network providers first, followed by telecommunications companies to again block access to X in Brazil, said a person familiar with the situation, adding that it is not clear how long it will take suppliers to fulfill the order.
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– 2024-09-29 16:03:35
