Musks X available again in Brazil after 40-day ban [Video]

Elon Musk’s social media platform X, which was banned in Brazil for 40 days in a legal tussle over disinformation, was available again in Latin America’s biggest country on Wednesday.

The site was accessible from inside Brazil, also the largest Latin American market for X, a day after the Supreme Court lifted its suspension.

Users reacted enthusiastically to its return with the hashtag “#voltou” (I’m back) trending in Brazil.

The network also welcomed the decision.

“X is proud to return to Brazil,” it said on its global government affairs account, adding that it would “continue to defend freedom of speech, within the boundaries of the law, everywhere we operate.”

Musk himself had yet to publicly react.

The reactivation appeared to be taking place sporadically, with some users still failing to connect to X.

Brazil’s telecoms regulator Anatel explained that the delays experienced by some were due to the workings of their internet providers.

X had 22 million users in Brazil before it was …