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X will likely be blocked in Brazil at the ISP level. And this judge-king is also known for threatening arbitrary fines totaling tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars against anyone making use of "subterfuge" to get around censorship. I wouldn't be surprised if one day he wakes up on the wrong side of the bed and suddenly Brazil turns into the the first western country to outlaw civilian cryptography.


> X will likely be blocked in Brazil at the ISP level.

That is not what is being discussed. That's just people on the internet saying that.


It was a prediction. Which came true less than 24 hours ago.


Sources are reporting that they do threaten fines of R$50,000/day.




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