Cloudflare helps Brazil block Elon Musk’s X after platform briefly evaded ban

Posted under: Web technologies
Date: 2024-09-20
Cloudflare helps Brazil block Elon Musk’s X after platform briefly evaded ban

Elon Musk's X temporarily became accessible again in Brazil despite government orders requiring Internet service providers to block the social network. X's revival was enabled by the company switching to a different network provider, namely Cloudflare, but Cloudflare reportedly made changes that allow ISPs to resume their blocking of X. The platform became inaccessible again shortly.

Read more at: arstechnica.com