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Brazil’s dispute with tech billionaire Elon Musk escalated on Friday as a federal judge ordered a fine imposed on two of his companies to be taken from their accounts. The Supreme Federal Court said 18.35 million reais ($3.3 million) has been transferred from accounts belonging to the social media platform X and the satellite internet provider Starlink, both owned by Musk. The latest developments come two weeks after X was blocked in Brazil on the order of Justice Alexandre de Moraes. De Moraes accused the platform of taking insufficient action against the spread of hate speech and fake news. …

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