A day after warning of shutting down social media platform X if it did not comply with court orders, on August 29 (local time), the Brazilian Supreme Court ordered the freezing of bank accounts of the Starlink satellite internet service in the country. Starlink is a subsidiary of the space company SpaceX owned by American billionaire Elon Musk.
The confrontation stems from the fact that the X platform has not complied with court orders to block several accounts accused of spreading false information and inciting hate. The Supreme Court has warned that it will suspend the X social network's operations in the country if billionaire Musk does not appoint legal representatives for X in Brazil within 24 hours. The deadline to do so is before 8 p.m. on August 29, local time (6 a.m. on August 30, Vietnam time).
Starlink in Brazil criticized the order as "based on an unfounded decision" and said it would use legal measures to deal with the above freeze.
Observers say the court's decision will have serious consequences for both Starlink and X. The freezing of Starlink's bank account will greatly affect the company's business in Brazil, especially in the field of providing satellite internet services in the Amazon region.
Starlink has about 5,000 satellites in low orbit, more than anyone else's network. More than 50 countries have adopted Starlink, which delivers blazing-fast internet speeds not through fiber optic cables but through a dense network of satellites.
HOANG THANH
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/brazil-dong-bang-tai-khoan-ngan-hang-cua-starlink-post756474.html
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