Social media platform routes internet traffic outside of Brazil using a communications network update

Social media platform Twitter/X became accessible to many users in Brazil on Wednesday as an update to its communications network circumvented a block order by the country’s supreme court.

The X update used cloud services offered by third parties, allowing some Brazilian users to take a route outside of 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 accessing X is unknown, according to Abrint. X did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

“I believe the change was probably intentional. Why would X use a third-party service that ends up being slower than its own?” said Basilio Perez, a board member at Abrint.

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    2 months ago

    Brazil’s national telecommunications agency, Anatel, seemed to think it could restore the block on X. Cloudfare began cooperating with Anatel and said it would isolate X’s internet traffic

    Good to see other internet giants respecting local laws.

    the company said the restoration of service was an “inadvertent and temporary”

    Yeah, right. They just didn’t expect to get caught so quickly. But it’s a sign of how much they need Brazil (that Brazil is winning) that they even dared to try this.