Brazil to vote on network transparency project
- May 2, 2023
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Lower Chamber Brazil I will vote today check from regulation from social media and private messaging services on the Internet, what to look for suppress appeal fake news
Lower Chamber Brazil I will vote today check from regulation from social media and private messaging services on the Internet, what to look for suppress appeal fake news to fight with disinformation and protect transparency.
The initiative became battlefield among large technology companies such as Google And facebook and the Brazilian government, which claims to be one of the the strictest laws in the world in terms of social networks comparable to European Union Digital Services Lawentered into force last year.
Article 3 Law 2630also known as Fake news lawgoals were set to “strengthen democratic processfight against misinformation and promotion variety of information (…), looking for more transparency For paid content provided to the user and prevent the use invalid accounts“.
Thus, it obliges Internet companies, search engines and messaging services operating in the South American country, find and report false or misleading material and contentinstead of leaving it in the hands of the courts.
measuresallocate an account No would discriminatory and “they will not be intended to limit the free development of the individual personality, artistic, intellectual, satirical, religious, artistic, literary or any other cultural form.”
In addition, under this definition, companies will have to paid content and copyright providers materials published on their sites, and companies such as Google and Facebook consider disaster formulabecause, in their opinion, the platforms would have to pay those who publish unspecified journalistic content.
The offer has been processed fast track in the lower house after a series of protests supported in social networks deadly attacks on schools Brazilian. For example, in April A. man armed with an ax killed four children V kindergarten south of the country, while a week earlier teenager stabbed his teacher in Sao Paulo.
In support of the bill, the human rights group Avaaz published 35 backpacks V esplanade before Congressremembering 35 students and teachers died as a result of acts of violence in schools Brazil, who have been influenced social media.
“Fake news led to Attack government buildings January 8 and created an atmosphere violence in our schools,” a Brazilian Communist Party deputy told Reuters. Orlando Silvaone of the main the authors of the initiative.
From my side, Google posted for all its Brazilian users connection in his search engine what he says: “Fake news bill could increase confusion over what is true and what is false in Brazil”urging readers to call their representatives on the phone vote against.
“Need discuss He project law 2630 in more detail (…). We strive to keep finding new ways to support production News And fight against disinformation in Brazil,” wrote on the blog CEO from Google BrazilFabio Coelho.
According to Reuters
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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