Brazil’s X Ban: VPN Fines Mark New Internet Battlefield, Say Free Speech Advocates

Brazil has imposed an $8,900 per day fine for anyone trying to get round the ban on Musk’s X by using VPN software that allows users to hide their location. Brazil’s enforcement of its ban on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, through fines for using VPNs, highlights a potential battleground between internet freedom and regulation, according to free speech and privacy activists. The judge imposed daily fines of $8,900 for anyone caught bypassing the ban using VPNs (virtual private networks), which allow people to access the internet as if...