Elon Musk’s Starlink Defies Brazilian Court Order, Refuses to Block X in Brazil
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Elon Musk’s Starlink Defies Brazilian Court Order, Refuses to Block X in Brazil

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Elon Musk’s Starlink has refused to comply with a Brazilian court order to block access to the social media platform X, intensifying the conflict between Musk and Brazilian authorities over internet censorship.

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Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, Starlink, is openly defying a Brazilian court order to block access to the social media platform X, escalating a high-stakes conflict between Musk and Brazilian authorities. According to a report by The New York Times, Starlink informed Brazil’s telecom agency, Anatel, that it would not comply with orders to block X, formerly known as Twitter. This defiance comes amid a series of legal battles and fines targeting what Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes describes as the spread of disinformation and hate speech on the platform.

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The standoff between Starlink and Brazilian authorities is part of a broader, months-long dispute between Elon Musk and Justice Moraes, who has been spearheading a campaign to regulate online content in Brazil. Justice Moraes has issued numerous court orders demanding that social media platforms, including X, suspend accounts he claims are responsible for spreading disinformation, hate speech, or threats to democracy. Many of these orders have focused on prominent right-wing figures, leading to heightened tensions between Moraes and supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro.

The conflict reached a new level when X began disregarding orders from Justice Moraes to block certain accounts. In retaliation, the judge threatened to arrest X’s legal representative in Brazil, prompting Musk to withdraw the company’s team from the country. On Friday, Justice Moraes ordered Anatel to block X nationwide, citing the company’s lack of a physical presence in Brazil. He also warned that individuals using virtual private networks (VPNs) to bypass the ban and access X could face daily fines of nearly $9,000, a sum greater than the average annual earnings of many Brazilians.

Starlink, which has rapidly expanded its presence in Brazil since launching in 2022, has become a vital resource in rural and remote areas, including the Amazon rainforest. The service has provided high-speed internet access to communities that previously had limited connectivity, profoundly impacting their way of life. However, the ongoing dispute with Brazilian authorities now casts uncertainty over the future of Starlink’s operations in the country.

Anatel’s president, Carlos Baigorri, has indicated that the agency may revoke Starlink’s license to operate in Brazil. Such a move would theoretically prevent the company from offering its services to Brazilian customers. If Starlink continues to operate without a license, Anatel could take further action, including seizing the company’s equipment at its 23 ground stations across Brazil, which are crucial for enhancing the quality of its internet connections.

As the situation develops, the potential consequences for Starlink and its users in Brazil remain uncertain. The dispute underscores the complex and contentious nature of internet governance and the challenges of balancing freedom of speech with efforts to combat disinformation.

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Nine US Senators Launch Inquiry Into Kamala Harris’ Failure As ‘Broadband Czar’

Nine US Senators Launch Inquiry Into Kamala Harris’ Failure As ‘Broadband Czar’

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr criticized the Biden-Harris administration, pointing out that their $42.45 billion program to bring high-speed internet to rural America has yet to connect a single person. He said it had been 1,038 days, and “not a single person has been connected” since the program debuted.

Carr on X pushed out a post in the early afternoon of Wednesday featuring a new letter from nine US senators, including Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), stressing concern about VP Harris’ time as ‘broadband czar’ entirely mismanaged the $42.45 billion program to connect rural America. Considering that not a single home in rural America has been connected, the senators warned that the failures are piling up for VP Harris, citing her failure as ‘border czar.’

Dear Vice President Harris:

We are writing to express serious concerns regarding your role as the Biden-Harris administration’s “broadband czar” and the mismanagement of federal broadband initiatives under your leadership. It appears that your performance as “broadband czar” has mirrored your performance as “border czar,” marked by poor management and a lack of effectiveness despite significant federal broadband investments and your promises to deliver broadband to rural areas.

As you are aware, Congress, through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provided the National Telecommunications and Information Administration with $42.45 billion for the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. These funds are intended to provide broadband access to unserved communities, particularly those in rural areas.

In 2021, you were specifically tasked by President Biden to lead the administration’s efforts to expand broadband services to unserved Americans. And at the time, you stated, “we can bring broadband to rural America today.” Despite your assurances over three years ago, rural and unserved communities continue to wait for the connectivity they were promised. Under your leadership, not a single person has been connected to the internet using the $42.45 billion allocated for the BEAD program. Indeed, Politico recently reported on “the messy, delayed rollout of” this program.

Instead of focusing on delivering broadband services to unserved areas, your administration has used the BEAD program to add partisan, extralegal requirements that were never envisioned by Congress and have obstructed broadband deployment. By imposing burdensome climate change mandates on infrastructure projects, prioritizing government-owned networks over private investment, mandating the use of unionized labor in states, and seeking to regulate broadband rates, your administration has caused unnecessary delays leaving millions of Americans unconnected.

The administration’s lack of focus on truly connecting the unconnected has failed the American people and represents a gross misuse of limited taxpayer dollars. The American public deserves better.

‘All-In’ podcast host Jason Calacanis recently said, “Our government is corrupt and stealing our money. United airlines just put Starlink on 1,000+ planes, but the FCC claims we need to spend 5-10k per rural home for wired connections?!? These homes are putting starlink in on their nickel while they wait for a cable modem in 10 years — wtf??? Pure corruption or insane stupidity — you decide!”

Carr recently chimed in and said Elon Musk’s Starlink offered the FCC a secured commitment of $1,300 per household for 640,000 rural locations. He said in 2023, the federal government rejected Starlink and decided to spend $100,000 per location. 

Musk said Wednesday that the FCC rejected Starlink because of “lawfare.” 

Here’s what X users are saying about an inefficient and what appears to be a ‘corruption’ within the Biden-Harris admin:

Good question.

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Tyler Durden
Wed, 09/18/2024 – 18:00

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