Last Wednesday, September 18, the social network X resumed operations in Brazil, despite the blockade order by the Supreme Federal Court (STF). A change of servers on the X network, which began using dynamic IP addresses from the company Cloudflare, circumvented the block. “Any sufficiently sophisticated magic is indistinguishable from technology,” Elon Musk wrote on his X profile, slightly modifying the phrase of science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson. Alexandre de Moraes, the minister of the STF, imposed a new fine of 5 million reais (about 820,000 euros) for persistence”.
As the confrontation between Musk and Moraes seemed set to escalate to a new phase, X issued a statement recognizing that the restoration of service was unintentional and indicating a willingness to cooperate: “We continue to work with the Brazilian government so that he (X) returns to Brazilian society as soon as possible.”