The ban follows a long-running battle between Brazil’s supreme court and Elon Musk. It shows the country will no longer tolerate tech giants ignoring the rule of law.
  • powerofm@lemmy.caEnglish
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    16 days ago

    I think they don’t have a literal national firewall, rather they demanded every single ISP in the country to block the domain.

    • Praise Idleness@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      16 days ago

      Anyone who tries to use software to access the platform now faces fines of up to A$13,000 per day.

      Criminalizing access sounds worse than a national firewall but sure.

    • octoturt@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      16 days ago

      i’m pretty sure that’s how most national firewalls work. it’s still government censorship of internet resources on a national level