Meta Admits Error in Lula Ads and Denies Electoral Interference
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) Ricardo Stuckert Meta, responsible for Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, said on Friday (16), in a note, that the company "does not take sides in this or any other election", said that the account of the president and candidate for re-election Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) came to be suspended "by mistake" and that "recent technical incidents" affected the two campaigns on the internet. According to the positionin…
Meta, an Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp controller, admitted on Friday, 16, which mistakenly deactivated President Lula's (PT) campaign ad account in September, but denied any interference in the presidential election or favoring Flávio Bolsonaro (PL). In a statement published on its official website, the company stated that the suspension lasted...
Pedro Brieger In the middle of Brazil's election campaign, the company Meta – owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram – eliminated Lula's ads on Facebook for a short time. Despite the request for explanations Meta never responded as it acts as a supranational independent power over the laws of any country. Lula is not [...] The entry Is the policy hostage to the algorithm? was first published in CLAE.
Company had to recognize that "technical incidents" damaged Lula profiles on Instagram
Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, admitted flaws involved in the production of the content of President Lula (PT) on Friday, 16. The company stated that a gap in the organization's protections led an artificial intelligence to produce campaign materials in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), but denied the creation of content about the president.In a note, the company claimed that recent technical incidents affected the presidential c…
After accusations, Meta denies electoral boycott and says that blockades in Lula's account occurred due to failure in anti-fraud system
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