Brazil’s Lula Adds Pressure on Big Techs by Increasing Their Liability for Illegal User Content
The decrees let Brazil’s data protection agency investigate platform responses and add rules to protect women online.
- On Wednesday, President Luiz Inacio Lula signed two decrees increasing Big Tech liability for illegal user content, enabling Brazil's Data Protection Authority to investigate platform responses to such cases.
- These moves align government regulations with a Brazilian Supreme Court ruling that made tech companies liable for refusing judicial removal orders. Google, Meta, and TikTok must now actively monitor for hate speech and racism.
- The second decree establishes guidelines for protecting women in the digital environment. Platforms face warnings, fines, and temporary suspension for non-compliance with immediate content removal requirements.
- Digital law expert Mattheus Puppe questioned whether the agency can handle investigations effectively, while critics warned that preemptive content removal could threaten free speech protections.
- Brazil's approach mirrors European Union efforts to regulate digital platforms, while Lula's move expands the government's capacity to address digital fraud, online scams, and new forms of online violence.
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Government states that it updated the regulation of the Civil Framework of the Internet in the light of the decision of the STF that changed the responsibility of social networks, and created measures to protect women on the Internet.
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Brazil's Lula adds pressure on big techs by increasing their liability for illegal user content
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed two decrees on Wednesday to add pressure on big tech companies by making them liable for illegal content shared by its users and opening way for investigations through a government body on their response to such cases.
Brazil's Lula Targets Big Tech Companies with Decrees
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed two decrees on Wednesday to add pressure on big tech companies by making them liable for illegal content shared by its users and opening way for investigations through a government body on their response to such cases Brazil's Lula Targets Big Tech Companies with Decrees.
The National Data Protection Agency will monitor compliance with the obligations on the proactive functioning of platforms
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