X braces for Brazil shutdown as legal spat between Elon Musk, judge intensifies

Social media giant X said it expected Brazil’s top court to order it to shut down late Thursday, as a pitched legal battle played out over compliance with local laws and owner Elon Musk’s insistence the platform is being punished for resisting censorship.

The popular social media platform posted the announcement from its global affairs account, saying it expected Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes to order the shutdown “soon,” moments after a court-imposed deadline passed.