Justices and advisors of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) are cautiously observing Meta's shift towards a model resembling X (formerly Twitter). At the same time, members of the court are downplaying CEO Mark Zuckerberg's remark that Latin American courts issue decisions in secrecy.
Brazil’s government will give Meta until Monday to explain the changes to its fact-checking program, Solicitor General Jorge Messias said on Friday.
In a statement to Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) in November of last year, Meta used a tone opposite to that now employed by Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s CEO, when discussing its moderation activities.
Meta told Brazil it would not yet end fact-checks outside the US, but its attempts to clarify its new social media policies fell flat Tuesday as the Latin American nation slammed measures which promote a "digital Wild West.
According to Moraes, “our electoral justice system and our Supreme Court have already shown that this is a land that has law. Social networks are not lawless lands.
Meta wants to control content on its platforms less in future – Brazil's government wants to know by Monday how this fits in with its laws.
Brazil on Friday gave social media giant Meta 72 hours to explain its fact-checking policy for the country, and how it plans to protect “fundamental rights” on its platforms.
Meta’s announcement has sparked alarm in Brazil, where the government sees Meta’s policy changes as a potential threat to public discourse. Zuckerberg justified the change by criticising the bias he s
Meta is reducing its workforce by about 5% through performance-based terminations, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The company plans to hire new people to fill the roles, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in an internal memo to staff. “I’ve decided to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster,” Zuckerberg said in the note.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations.
The removal of Meta’s fact-checking feature will only apply to the US until its new community notes program is thoroughly tested and adopted, Meta told Brazil.