Brazil could fine or suspend social media companies that do not effectively regulate content related to school violenceas announced on Wednesday by the Minister of Justice, Flavio Dino.
“If there is no compliance, the process to apply sanctions will continue,” Dino said. at a press conference, noting that the new measures are in line with national law and could range from fines to suspensions.
A 2014 Brazilian law establishes that internet companies are not responsible for content posted by users, unless they fail to comply with a court order to remove it. The Supreme Court is currently debating the scope and validity of this law.
In March, Meta Platforms and Google of Alphabet appeared before Brazil’s Supreme Court to defend the law, as the government seeks to expand regulation on social media.
dino said that the Brazilian Consumer Secretariat will immediately begin to determine the responsibility of each company in the proactive regulation of harmful content for students.
Before the “crisis situation”the minister said that the secretariat will ask the platforms to report on the measures and protocols adopted.
Google, Meta and Bytedance’s TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Twitter sends a poop emoji as a standard response to the press.
Kwai, a short video social network, said that it does not allow content of violence or apology for violence, adding that it is willing to collaborate and that it already notifies the authorities when it detects signs of an attack or imminent threats.
Source: Ambito
