SAO PAULO (AP) — Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet service provider Starlink backtracked Tuesday and said it will comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice’s order to block the billionaire’s social media platform, X.

Starlink said in a statement posted on X that it will heed Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ order despite him having frozen the company’s assets. Previously, it informally told the telecommunications regulator that it would not comply until de Moraes reversed course.

“Regardless of the illegal treatment of Starlink in freezing our assets, we are complying with the order to block access to X in Brazil,” the company statement said. “We continue to pursue all legal avenues, as are others who agree that @alexandre’s recent order violate the Brazilian constitution.”

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    2 months ago

    I think most would agree that you shouldn’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Is it a perfect solution? No. Is it superior to doing nothing? Definately.

    However, I’d argue it’s effective in the same way that a cannonball is an effective flyswatter.

    A cannonball is a terrible fly swatter. Seriously, you would have a hell of a time killing a single fly with a cannonball.