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MPF Triggers Justice to Block Meta's Blockades and Restrictions During Elections

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According to the organ, the restrictions were operated by automated algorithms

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The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) entered with a public civil action against Meta, a company responsible for Facebook and Instagram, to force the platform to restore, in up to 24 hours, profiles and contents blocked or suspended in recent weeks. The body points out possible violations of freedom of expression and asks for the application of a daily fine of R$ 500 thousand for account unduly kept out of the air, in case of non-complian…

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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According to the organ, the restrictions were operated by automated algorithms

·São Paulo, Brazil
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MPF points out possible cases of censorship during the election period and asks Justice to force Meta to reactivate blocked profiles.

·Curitiba, Brazil
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Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, is the target of a public civil action of the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) that requires the return, in up to 24 hours, of profiles and publications suspended or removed during the election campaign. The request was registered on Wednesday, 21, in the Federal Court of Porto Alegre, four days before...

·São Paulo, Brazil
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In two distinct movements, one judicial and another extrajudicial, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) wants to block blockades, suspensions of accounts and restrictions of scope promoted by Meta on Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Threads. In Federal Justice of Rio Grande do Sul, the MPF ruled on Wednesday, October 21, a public civil action, with urgent request. On another front, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office for Citizens' Ri…

MPF drives Justice against Target and asks for 24-hour reactivation of blocked profiles, human review and fine of R$500,000 per day.

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CartaCapital broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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