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Brazil's Supreme Court Orders Google, Meta, Spotify Presidents to Testify

• whatsu 3y ago
  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).
  • kramerger 3y ago
    Would be interesting to hear exactly what "mechanisms" this is about.
• wsgeorge 3y ago
  Would it be fair to just let the Brazilian government have its way with how these services are consumed within their country?
  • matheusmoreira 3y 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.
    • kramerger 3y ago
      You mean like China? Or Russia since 2022?
      • lobocinza 3y ago
        Finally the BRICS countries have something in common: authoritarianism.
• kramerger 3y ago
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