Brazil: Prohibition of social media platforms' content censoring
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Return of provisional measure prohibiting social media platforms from banning certain content by Federal Senate of Brazil
The president of the Federal Senate, the Upper House of Brazil's National Congress, has returned provisional measure decree (No. 1068) prohibiting social media platforms from banning certain content to President Bolsonaro, stopping the measure from …
SourceSuspension of provisional measure prohibiting social media platforms from banning certain content by Supreme Federal Court
The Supreme Federal Court, the supreme court of Brazil, has suspended the provisional measure decree (No. 1068) prohibiting social media platforms from banning certain content. This move comes on the same day as the decree was returned to President …
SourceAdoption of provisional measure prohibiting social media platforms from banning certain content
On 6 September 2021, Jair Bolsonaro signed a provisional measure decree (No. 1068). Under the new rules, tech companies can only censor content, when it concerns threats of violence, terrorism, sexual crimes and cyberattacks, among others. Significa…
SourceDrafted decree requiring judicial approval for content moderation
President Jair Bolsonaro announces the draft of a decree which would make it illegal to delete content or suspend users without a court order. Platforms could thus not moderate content without a prior judicial decision. The decree aims to clarify th…
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