Brazilian judge suspends X platform after it refuses to name a legal representative
Top Brazilian judge orders suspension of X platform in Brazil amid feud with Musk
A search Friday on X showed hundreds of Brazilian users inquiring about VPNs that could potentially enable them to continue using the platform by making it appear they were logging on from outside the country.
This is your chance to break free.
He already backed down on this vpn ban, because he heard smarter people than him saying he should.
https://veja.abril.com.br/coluna/radar/moraes-recua-de-decisao-sobre-veto-a-vpn-para-acessar-o-x/
Unfortunately people like routine. Look how many people went back to reddit after the mobile disaster.
"Hundreds"? Oh my God there are "hundreds" of them. A solid user base for a social media app there.
On the bright side, more people using VPNs.
Good.
However, I'm curious about how they plan to implement this, technologically.
Like will it be a court order to ISPs to block X at a DNS level?
Will Musk go full Qanon and make a big deal about making an X darknet site for Brazil or some dumb shit?
We live in a fucking circus, and the clowns are running the show.
Like will it be a court order to ISPs to block X at a DNS level?
Yes, I believe the next step is for the Telecomm Agency to issue an ordinance. Google and Apple now have to remove the app from the store. Apparently VPNs are also not allowed to access it but I dunno how that would even work.
Like will it be a court order to ISPs to block X at a DNS level?
I think that's exactly it and how I understand this sentence:
Given that operators are aware of the widely publicized standoff and their obligation to comply with an order from de Moraes, plus the fact doing so isn't complicated, X could be offline as early as 12 hours after receiving their instructions, said Luca Belli, coordinator of the Technology and Society Center at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, a university in Rio de Janeiro.
Like will it be a court order to ISPs to block X at a DNS level?
It will be exactly this.
He's taking all vpn off Google and apple too. This is a terrible, dangerous and dumb decision despite how much I dislike Twitter and musk.
Edit: they just went back on the decision to remove vpn, so it's all good. Hooray.
They also froze assets from Starlink.
Meanwhile Starlink's direct to cell capability is only growing. If your phone has 4G, Starlink knows where it is.
So glad we have a private company that we have no affiliation with tracking practically every phone on the planet. Feels like this "feature" is illegal by way of wiretapping and stalking laws.
But, remember: looking up where his personal jet is flying to is bad
Remember the holy scriptures. It’s only oppression when the government does it. When it’s a private company it’s freedom!
Wiretapping requires a lot more than just locating the signal. The signals are encrypted.
Well the US has a pretty strong affiliation with SpaceX, given that they permit all their launches. Also, I can't imagine the US would get away with launching similar technology themselves as exclusively military satellites - other nations would object.
The only thing that is surprising to me is that musk didn't call it Skynet.
Scary person.
I think he leaves that kind of plagiarism to his old friend Peter Thiel, who seems to have an obsession with Lord of the Rings villains.
This is all news to me, could someone please elaborate/share some resources?
I don't know anything about Starlink but I guess I should if it knows anything about me.
Starlink is a mobile internet platform by SpaceX. They currently have somewhere around 6,300 satellites up in low earth orbit, in complex shells covering most of the globe. These satellites aren't permanent, they're so low that they do experience some mild atmospheric drag, which causes them to eventually fall into the atmosphere and burn up. However SpaceX frequently launches more.
Over the last year or so SpaceX have been developing direct-to-cell capability, using 4G/LTE. This means you will be able to send and receive calls, texts and data over Starlink, direct from your mobile phone. This is only possible because of the low altitude of Starlink - conventional satellites are much higher up, and while they can send signals to your phone (eg GPS) they're too far away for your phone to reach back.
However, the flip side of this is that Starlink is effectively operating mobile phone masts up in space, globally. A network carrier on land already has the ability to triangulate your position using cell towers - they ping your phone from multiple towers, with this they can determine distance, and with 3 or more they can triangulate with increasing precision. This is kind of acceptable, because it's only the country you're in (or near to) that will be able to identify and locate you. However with SpaceX you have an American business that's effectively able to identify (through unique identifiers such as IMEI) and locate you via your phone almost anywhere in the world using their satellite constellation.
...as the ozone layer gets destroyed.
https://qz.com/spacex-starlink-satellites-ozone-layer-1851544567
Lmao they release aluminum oxides when they burn up, it's basically antipersperant in the upper atmosphere.
Ironically though, it will make us all sweat more.
we got an email about them being unable to process payments
the clock is ticking for starlink in brazil and it would be so fucking funny if they had to stop operations here because of elon's ego
Wait what? Can you elaborate on the 4G thing?
Starlink direct-to-cell uses LTE, aka 4G. Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capabilities are effectively mobile phone masts in space that travel all over the globe.
What do you mean by that?
If your phone can talk with a cell tower, the tower can work out how far away you are. With 3 or more towers they can determine your location by triangulation. When your phone talks with a cell tower, it identifies itself, including by providing your device's unique IMEI.
Starlink is effectively a bunch of moving towers in space. If 3 or more Starlink satellites can talk to your phone, then they can also determine your position. It's basically the same principle as GPS, except at a much lower altitude and over 4G/LTE bands, and the satellite receives signal back from your phone whereas with GPS it's one way from the satellite to your device.
But not who you are… right?
Your phone talks back to the satellite to establish a connection, and during this exchange your phone will provide its unique IMEI, as well as you SIM card details and phone number.