On Wednesday, a number of Brazilian X users unexpectedly regained access to their accounts, despite a recent ban imposed on the social media platform by the nation's highest court. A court ruling on Thursday from Brazil's Supreme Court ordered X,

Some Brazilian users have regained access to X despite a nationwide ban put in place by the country’s Supreme Court.

Brazil has fined Elon Musk's companies after some users in the country were able to briefly access the social media platform X, despite a ban imposed last month. Brazilian users swarmed the site on Wednesday after X updated how its servers within the country were accessed.

Elon Musk’s X skirted a ban of the social media network in Brazil though an automatic update of its software, an association of Brazilian internet providers said Wednesday.

Elon Musk’s social media platform used a technical maneuver to restore service for many Brazilians after a court blocked it. Blocking it again would be difficult, experts said.

Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered Elon Musk-owned X not to circumvent a previous ruling suspending the social media platform in the country. X is at risk of a daily fine of five million reais ($A1.35 million), according to a decision issued late on Wednesday.

Some X users in Brazil have said they can once again access the social media website, the BBC has learned. This comes after the platform, formerly known as Twitter, was banned in the country on 31 August.