Brazil: Issued Court ruling suspending Telegram operations and imposing a fine
Description
Issued Court ruling suspending Telegram operations and imposing a fine
On 26 April 2023, the Federal Court of Linhares issued a ruling imposing a fine of BRL 1 million a day and ordering the nationwide suspension of Telegram, a messaging app, for failing to provide the information requested by the local police on anti-…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court