Brazil's elections chief gets unilateral power to order tech companies to remove posts and videos ahead of the October 30 election, to combat misinformation
When he proposed rules for immediate unilateral takedowns of election misinfo in Brazil, Mr. Moraes said complaints about it had increased nearly 17-fold compared with past elections. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Under rules passed on Thursday, the elections chief can order the immediate removal of content that he believes has violated previous takedown orders. To Fight Lies, Brazil Gives One Man Power Over Online Speech https://www.nytimes.com/...
“They don't think it matters because it is Brazil. Facebook and Google's shareholders are in the US, not here.” Social media giants spreading fake news ahead of run-off presidential vote, investigation reveals. Story by @adowniebrazil https://www.theguardian.com/ ...