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Brazil's top court ruled that X can go back online after its billionaire owner Elon Musk withdrew from a public dispute with the country's judiciary over misinformation.

“X is proud to return to Brazil,” the social media platform said in a statement posted to its Global Government Affairs account. “We will continue to defend freedom of expression to the fullest extent of the law wherever we operate.”

The ruling is the latest in a months-long feud between Musk and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, whom Musk called an “evil dictator masquerading as a judge.”

The CEO and richest person in the world, who is celebrated in conservative circles as a champion of free speech, called the ban “censorship.”

X, formerly Twitter, found itself reeling across Brazil after Moraes ruled on August 30 that the company would be suspended for failing to pay a $3.28 million fine and identify a legal representative in the country.

Users who attempted to log into X could be fined up to $8,900 per day. The court also froze bank accounts of Starlink, Musk's satellite internet service, in the country to cover the fines.

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After the ban, Brazilians briefly had access to

The judge had previously ordered that

The company initially refused, but told the court in September that it had blocked nine accounts that were currently under investigation. It also said it had appointed a Brazil-based legal representative.

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Moraes hired Anatel, Brazil's telecommunications regulator, to help bring the site back online within 24 hours, although it was still offline as of Wednesday evening.

Juscelino Filho, Brazil's communications minister, called the company's compliance a “victory for the country” in a statement. “We have shown the world that our laws should be respected here, by whomever it may be,” he said.

With 21.5 million Brazilian users, the country was X's sixth largest market.

Contribution: Reuters

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