Citing Meta's "lack of transparency," Messias said the company "will have 72 hours to inform the Brazilian government of its actual policy for Brazil." Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg stunned many with his announcement Tuesday that he was pulling the ...
Justices and advisors of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) are cautiously observing Meta's shift towards a model resembling X (formerly Twitter). At the same time, members of the court are downplaying CEO Mark Zuckerberg's remark that Latin American courts issue decisions in secrecy.
In a statement to Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) in November of last year, Meta used a tone opposite to that now employed by Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s CEO, when discussing its moderation activities.
Brazil’s government will give Meta until Monday to explain the changes to its fact-checking program, Solicitor General Jorge Messias said on Friday.
Brazil's communication minister Sidonio Palmeira criticized Meta's decision to end fact-checking in the US, calling it "bad for democracy" since it could lead to spread of misinformation. Brazil's public prosecutor has asked Meta for clarification.
Meta wants to control content on its platforms less in future – Brazil's government wants to know by Monday how this fits in with its laws.
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The Brazilian government on Tuesday criticized social media giant Meta's move to weaken its content moderation policies, describing it as a willingness to serve incoming president Donald Trump's "agenda.
The fact checking program was launched in December 2016, one month after Trump won his first election as U.S. president. It came at a time when activists were deeply alarmed at how social media appeared to have caused or accelerated massive riots in countries like Burma as early as 2014 and later on in India.
Days after Mark Zuckerberg remarks on a podcast that several governments, including the one in India, lost power in elections held after the Covid-19 pandemic, Meta apologised for the comments.
The removal of Meta’s fact-checking feature will only apply to the US until its new community notes program is thoroughly tested and adopted, Meta told Brazil.