[Brazilian government bans X platform, threatens citizens with a daily fine of $8,900 if they use it] On September 1, Michael Shellenberger, a writer for San Francisco magazine, wrote that the Brazilian government blocked X (formerly Twitter) yesterday and threatened citizens with a daily fine of $8,900 if they use the platform. Musk retweeted a tweet in support, saying that Twitter respects Brazilian laws, but when asked to violate them, Twitter has the right to refuse. Ironically, while Twitter may be banned for not complying with laws elsewhere, it is banned in Brazil for complying with the law.