Social media platform Twitter/X became accessible to many users in Brazil on Wednesday as an update to its communications network circumvented a block order by the country’s supreme court.
The X update used cloud services offered by third parties, allowing some Brazilian users to take a route outside of the country to reach X, even without a virtual private network, according to Abrint, the Brazilian Association of Internet and Telecommunications Providers.
The number of Brazilians accessing X is unknown, according to Abrint. X did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
“I believe the change was probably intentional. Why would X use a third-party service that ends up being slower than its own?” said Basilio Perez, a board member at Abrint.
Good to see other internet giants respecting local laws.
Yeah, right. They just didn’t expect to get caught so quickly. But it’s a sign of how much they need Brazil (that Brazil is winning) that they even dared to try this.