Some X (formerly Twitter) users in Brazil are reporting regained access to the platform, which had been banned on August 30. This development follows X’s shift to Cloudflare servers, according to ABRINT, Brazil’s leading Internet Service Providers trade group.
An X spokesperson described the platform’s reappearance in Brazil as “inadvertent,” attributing it to the recent server change. The company plans to address the ban with Brazilian authorities and hopes to restore access officially soon.
ABRINT revealed that the new server system uses dynamic IP addresses, making it harder for the Brazilian government to block X without disrupting other services like PIX, a widely used digital payment system.
Legal experts suggest Cloudflare, a major provider for Brazilian enterprises and the government, could strengthen the ban if it cooperates fully. Cloudflare declined to comment.
The ban followed a court order requiring X to appoint a local legal representative by a deadline. The feud with Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes began in April, escalating when X was ordered to suspend accounts for alleged disinformation. Moraes’s August ruling also mandated the removal of X from app stores and warned of fines for VPN users accessing the platform.
