What to know about X’s status in Brazil: nyti.ms/3zo64Nz

Musk Finds a Way Around Brazil’s X Ban

Elon Musk’s social media platform used a technical maneuver to restore service for many Brazilians after a court blocked it. Blocking it again would be difficult, experts said.

It was a stunning moment, even for Brazil, where outrageous political antics are routine. During a televised debate, a politician hit his rival with an iron chair, sending him to hospital. Story with @jacknicas.bsky.social@nytimes.comnyti.ms/47BCHnK

Brazilian Politician Upends Debate by Hitting Opponent With Chair

The stunning attack on live television is likely to reorder the race to lead São Paulo, Latin America’s largest city.

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Brazilian Politician Upends Debate by Hitting Opponent With Chair

The stunning attack on live television is likely to reorder the race to lead São Paulo, Latin America’s largest city.

Brazil’s Supreme Court had a problem: Elon Musk's social network, X, was not paying fines and had already been blocked across the nation. So the court took an unusual maneuver: It made a different Musk-controlled company help settle the bill. nyti.ms/4d5P9wQ

Brazilian Court Makes One Musk Company Pay Fines of Another

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice said that because Elon Musk controlled both X and Starlink, one company was responsible for the fines of the other.

Para brasileiros que construíram seus negócios no X, o bloqueio da rede social de Elon Musk foi um choque. De um dia para outro, tiveram que buscar outras plataformas para alcançar clientes, patrocinadores e seguidores. Matéria no @nytimes.com@jacknicas.bsky.socialbit.ly/3MAy7wa

They Had Thriving Lives on X, Until Brazil Banned It Overnight

The ban on Elon Musk’s X has dealt a blow to Brazilians whose livelihoods depended on internet followings they had amassed for years, and which disappeared overnight.

They had thriving businesses, that they built mostly on X. Then, when a judge banned the social network in Brazil, it upended their livelihoods overnight. I spoke to some of the Brazilians hit by the ban on X. Story for @nytimes.com@jacknicas.bsky.socialbit.ly/3MAy7wa

They Had Thriving Lives on X, Until Brazil Banned It Overnight

The ban on Elon Musk’s X has dealt a blow to Brazilians whose livelihoods depended on internet followings they had amassed for years, and which disappeared overnight.

It's Hard Fork Friday! This week, the Times' Jack Nicas helps us break down the story of X and Brazil. THEN: we go full founder mode to discuss Founder Mode. And finally, teachers and students call in to share their opinions on phones in schools www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/p...

X Gets a Brazilian Ax + Founder Mode + Listeners Respond on School Phone Bans

“This is not a normal legal dispute.”

Alguns jogadores da NFL disseram que não queriam ir ao Brasil para o jogo de hoje à noite em São Paulo porque é muito perigoso. Dei uma olhada nas estatísticas. A cidade deles nos EUA é muito mais mortal do que São Paulo. nyti.ms/47jNTW0

Eagles Players Feared Crime in Brazil. Have They Considered Philadelphia?

Some N.F.L. players called Brazil dangerous ahead of the league’s first game in South America on Friday. Statistics show their home city is deadlier.

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