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Brazil's electoral court orders Meta to prove equal treatment of candidates
Brazil's top electoral court gave Meta 24 hours to prove it treats Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro campaign content equally, doubling a daily non-compliance fine. Lula's campaign alleges suppression of its content; Meta attributes incidents to other causes.
Why it matters
The case tests how far courts can police platforms during elections.
Background
Brazil's courts have clashed with tech platforms over disinformation before. Meta owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, widely used in Brazil.
The story so far
- Brazil heads into its 25 October run-off
- Lula campaign accuses Meta of favouring Bolsonaro before run-off
- Brazil's electoral court orders Meta to prove equal treatment of candidates
- Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro virtually tied before Sunday's Brazil run-off
- Brazil heads into tight Lula-Bolsonaro runoff on Sunday
- Lula says rival should be disqualified over alleged Meta interference
- Brazil court orders transport for Indigenous voters before runoff
- Brazil ends campaign with Lula and Bolsonaro tied
- Brazil extends voting in tight Lula–Bolsonaro presidential runoff
- Lula wins fourth term in Brazil; Bolsonaro refuses to concede
- Bolsonaro's party accepts Lula's win; Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil
- Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the US despite court ban
- Flávio Bolsonaro in US calls himself 'leader' of Brazil
- Brazil summons Argentine diplomat over Flávio Bolsonaro's flight
- Flávio Bolsonaro says he fled Brazil over 'persecution' and may run again
- Flávio Bolsonaro in US after leaving Brazil
Sources
- Al Jazeera ↗Oct 19, 1:24 PM ET
- France 24 ↗Oct 19, 10:16 AM ET
- MercoPress ↗Oct 18, 3:43 PM ET
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