The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) sent a notice to 20 thousand internet providers and operators on Wednesday evening the 18th with an order to block Twitter/X again in Brazil.
The decision came after the social network was back up and running on Wednesday morning for many users in various parts of the country.
The UOL portal reports that Cloudflare will support Anatel and “isolate” the traffic used by Musk’s social network so that the new blockade can be carried out without affecting institutions and companies that use the same network. The information was provided anonymously by Anatel’s manager, UOL reports.
Experts say that, on Cloudflare’s network, it would be impossible to block Twitter without affecting other institutions.
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The unblocking came after Musk migrated the social network to Cloudflare
Twitter/X started using a service that acts as a “shield” to protect its servers. According to internet providerOne of the companies contracted for this protection is Cloudflare, which also offers services to large Brazilian companies, including banks.
By redirecting Twitter/X traffic along a new route, the service creates obstacles to blocking access to the social network, even with a court order, said representatives of the Brazilian Association of Internet and Telecommunications Providers (Abrint).
“X started working with new software, which no longer uses the IP of social networks, but Cloudflare,” Basílio Rodríguez Perez, an advisor at Abrint, told the newspaper. Globe. “Blocking it is not easy. They made modifications to make it difficult to block.”
Basílio Rodríguez Perez pointed out that it would be “almost impossible” to block Cloudflare without restricting “a series of legitimate and necessary services” that use the service.
Since the Twitter/X registration change occurred, the provider has contacted the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) to understand how to block the network, since the registered IPs now belong to Cloudflare.
Twitter/X started working again on Wednesday the 18th, after being blocked by Anatel on August 30th.
Throughout Wednesday, the 18th, users were normally able to access the platform via mobile phones. Anatel said there was no change in the decision and that it was continuing to monitor it. The STF, whose employees said the platform was accessible via the Court’s servers, claimed the release was the result of “instability.”
Access to Twitter/X has been blocked in Brazil since August 30 by order of Moraes. He accused Musk of failing to comply with the order to block the profile and retain legal representation in Brazil, to which he was “notified” by the social network, an irregular procedure under Brazilian law. Musk claims the order is illegal and therefore unenforceable.
On the 13th, Moraes ordered a direct transfer of R$ 18.35 million from Starlink and Twitter/X accounts in Brazil to the Union’s coffers. The amount was intended to pay fines imposed on the South African billionaire’s social network and satellite internet connection. But that was not enough for Moraes to unblock Twitter/X.
Starlink’s accounts have been blocked since August 29, the day before Twitter/X suspended its activities in Brazil. When the accounts were blocked, the internet company issued a statement classifying the decision as “unconstitutional.”
