Musks X returns in Brazil after 40-day showdown with judge [Video]

Elon Musk’s social media platform X, which was banned in Brazil for 40 days in a legal tussle over disinformation, was available again in the country on Wednesday.

The site’s return follows the Supreme Court’s lifting on Tuesday of its suspension in Brazil, which is the social network’s largest Latin American market.

Users reacted enthusiastically to its return with the hashtag “#voltou” (“I’m back”) trending in Brazil.

The network also welcomed the decision, although Musk himself has yet to publicly respond.

“X is proud to return to Brazil,” it said on its global government affairs account, adding that it would “continue to defend freedom of speech, within the boundaries of the law, everywhere we operate.”

The reactivation appeared to be taking place sporadically, with some users still failing to connect on Wednesday morning.

Brazil’s telecoms regulator Anatel explained that the delays experienced by some were due to the workings of …