Fine paid

Supreme Court in Brazil lifts X ban

The short messaging service had initially transferred the money to the wrong bank to pay for the street.(Bild: APA/AFP/Mauro PIMENTEL)

After more than a month, the Supreme Court in Brazil has lifted the ban on Elon Musk's short messaging service X. Judge Alexandre de Moraes said on Tuesday that he authorized the immediate resumption of activities.

Moraes gave the country's telecommunications authority 24 hours to restore access to X. The suspension comes as the company has paid the fine of 28.6 million reais (around 4.7 million euros) in full.

The judge had the multi-billionaire Musk's platform blocked on August 30. He justified the order by stating that the dissemination of false information should be prevented.

The company refused to block the accounts of right-wing activists who spread conspiracy narratives and false information.

Musk repeatedly insisted on freedom of expression and sharply criticized the judge. Among other things, he referred to Moraes as an "evil dictator". 

Before the ban, around 22 million people regularly used the platform in Brazil. Recently, X had made increasing efforts to unblock it.