Brazil's Supreme Court Orders Google, Meta, Spotify Presidents to Testify (opens in new tab)

(cnnbrasil.com.br)

17 pointswhatsu2y ago7 comments

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The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF), through Justice Alexandre de Moraes, ruled on Tuesday (May 2) that the presidents of the Big Tech companies (Google, Meta, Spotify) must testify before the Federal Police (PF) to clarify why they authorized mechanisms that could contribute to potential disinformation against the Fake News Bill (PL das Fake News).

kramerger2y ago

Would be interesting to hear exactly what "mechanisms" this is about.

wsgeorge2y ago

Would it be fair to just let the Brazilian government have its way with how these services are consumed within their country?

matheusmoreira2y ago

Would it be fair to let the brazilian government basically take over control of social media companies and their moderation whenever it wants so it can unilaterally censor anything at any time? That's essentially what this law says. It also holds them responsible for user generated content.

kramerger2y ago

You mean like China? Or Russia since 2022?

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