Alexandre de Moraes plans a new order against X for failing to comply with the blockade

Brazil – Minister Alexandre de MoraesDo Federal Supreme Court (STF)prepare new decisions on social networks X (formerly Twitter), after the platform used techniques to circumvent a blockade imposed in Brazil. The judge is waiting for technical information from National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) to inform you of your next steps.

News Summary:

• Minister Alexandre de Moraes must issue a new order against social network X.
• The microblog uses Cloudflare’s services to circumvent the blockade in Brazil.
• Anatel is analyzing the breach and providing data to the STF.
• The social network is still blocked in the country for not complying with legal requirements.

Strategies to bypass blockades

A social network Xunder command Elon Muskusing reverse proxy service from cloudflare to avoid blocking of its servers in Brazil. This technique allows X share yours IP (Intellectual Property Rights) with other platforms, such as banks and essential services, making it more difficult to implement a blockade without affecting other companies.

A Brazilian Association of Internet and Telecommunications Providers (ABRINT) confirmed that the social network changed its traffic routes, using Dynamic IPwhich complicates the blockade imposed by the STF.

Analysis of violations and new sanctions

The office of Minister Alexandre de Moraes is analyzing the information provided by Anatel to determine the level of non-compliance with court orders by the social network. According to a source close to the judge, new sanctions may be imposed, but the sanctions will not impact other companies that use the services. cloudflare.

Additionally, there is still no indication that there will be any restrictions. Star linksatellite internet company which is also owned by Elon Muskinvolved in this case due to non-compliance with legal requirements in Brazil.

Block history

Blocking social networks X specified in August 30thafter the company refused to appoint legal representation in Brazil, as required by the STF, in addition to not removing profiles promoting hate speech English: against democracy.

Since then, the network has remained officially blocked in the country, and Minister Alexandre de Moraes has imposed a fine of Rp. 18.35 million to account Star link that’s it X due to non-compliance with court orders.

Blocking in progress

After using reverse proxy by social networks, cloudflare collaborate with Anatel to “isolate” traffic from X and allow the block to be implemented without affecting other services. The hope is that an effective block will occur Thursday (19).

Frequently Asked Questions

How did social network X avoid the blockade in Brazil?
Social networks use reverse proxy services cloudflarewhich distributes its traffic to new routes and makes blocking more difficult, because it shares its traffic IP (Intellectual Property Rights) with other platforms.

What did Anatel do about it?
A Anatel is analyzing the practice X and collaborate with the STF to ensure the effectiveness of the blockade, without affecting other services that use the service. cloudflare.

Why are social networks blocked?
The blockade was determined by the STF because X not appointing legal representation in Brazil and refusing to remove profiles promoting illegal speech.

Has the lockdown impacted other companies?
Anatel and cloudflare work together to ensure that the blockade X does not harm other services that use the same infrastructure.