US EditionBrazil's Top Court Tackles Social Media Regulation
- Brazil's Supreme Court is reviewing four cases on social media regulation concerning illegal content removal as of 2025.
- The review focuses on a clause in the 2014 Civil Framework for the Internet linking platform accountability to compliance with court orders.
- Judge Alexandre de Moraes led high-profile actions, including a 40-day block of X last year for ignoring disinformation removal orders.
- Three of the 11 Supreme Court judges support increased responsibility for platforms, a decision that could impact a vast number of internet users across the country.
- The ruling may increase platform responsibility amid ongoing trials linked to the 2022 election and disputes over fake news and hate speech.
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Socmed regulatory board sought
KAPISANAN ng Social Media Broadcasters ng Pilipinas Inc. (KSMBPI), a social media watchdog, has reiterated its call for the creation of a national social media regulatory board. Michael Raymond Apacible Aragon, the group's founding chairman, said unregulated digital platforms in the Philippines pose a "clear and present danger." "These so-called 'community standards' serve the business interests of foreign platforms. They are not designed to pro…
In contrast to colleagues who have already spoken out in favor of holding social media platforms accountable for the content posted by their users, Minister André Mendonça, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), stated, throughout his vote — read in two sessions —, that it is up to the National Congress to legislate on the Civil Rights Framework for the Internet, relativized the fight against lies and proposed, this Thursday (5), self-regulation of…
President Lula (PT) defended this Friday, 5th Act of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) in the regulation of social networks. According to the petitioner, the Legislative Power needs to have “freedom”, however, “if it does not have the Supreme Court of the countries”. “Now we need to work on the regulation of the digital networks, which has nothing to do with society... The post Lula defends that STF rules social networks appeared first on The Anta…
Representatives of civil society, journalists, media, academia, companies, international organizations and political parties began the dialogue to build agreements that serve as a basis for a regulation that guarantees freedom of expression and access to information on the Internet, in line with international human rights standards and adapted to the national context Photo: Photo Department of Photography of the Parliament of Uruguay The Uruguay…
The Supreme Federal Court (STF) of Brazil resumed on Wednesday the trial on the constitutionality of Article 19 of the Civil Framework of the Internet, which is being conducted in plenary. So far, only three ministers have voted: Dias Toffoli, Luiz Fux and the President of the Court, Luis Roberto Barroso. The trial, with general repercussions, was interrupted and will be resumed on Thursday, June 5, after the use of the entire session by Ministe…
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