Many Brazilians say they feel cut off from the world on the first day without an X

SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's blocking of social media platform X has divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, with many Brazilians on Saturday struggling and questioning how to navigate other social media without the ban.

The shutdown of Elon Musk's platform began early Saturday, leaving it largely inaccessible on both the web and via mobile apps, after the billionaire refused to appoint a legal representative for the country, missing a deadline imposed by Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The blockade marks an escalation in a months-long feud between Musk and de Moraes over free speech, far-right ...