Elections in Brazil: UN Experts Urge Meta to Protect Freedom of Expression
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The campaign of left-wing president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused Meta, the owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, of deleting its online content in order to favor Bolsonaro. She indicated that she would demand the disqualification of her right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro because of the alleged interference of the American technology giant Meta. On Tuesday, Bolsonaro's team responded with its own legal action, accusing Lula of "abuse of …
The statement arises in the midst of a series of accusations from President Lula's campaign about damage caused by big tech algorithms
UN experts expressed concern, this Wednesday (21), with measures adopted by the Meta during the presidential elections in Brazil. In a document, the group warned about the risks that actions such as differences of reach in users' feeds represent to freedom of expression. Online platforms are fundamental actors in the democratic debate. Preventing people from... Read more » The UN post alerts to risks to freedom of expression after Meta actions i…
Independent UN human rights experts are charging Meta to explain the suspicion of unequal treatment given to the applications of Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) and Lula (PT) in the distribution and circulation of posts on social networks and in the use of the company's artificial intelligence tool, Meta AI. Read more (10/21/2026)
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