Brazil
Brazil outlines law to ban online “fake news” and “hate speech”
More speech control.
Brazil had a secret program to track people’s location via cell phone
Used by the ABIN intelligence agency.
Brazil rallies towards central digital currency
A major new pilot.
Google criticizes Brazil’s pre-censorship orders, complies with them anyway
Some public pushback against Brazil’s overreaching censorship orders.
Brazil: proposed laws aim to criminalize vaccine criticism
Despite a lot of pushback, some lawmakers want to police speech surrounding vaccines.
Brazil to regulate online speech to target “fake news” and “hate speech”
The country is rapidly turning into a nation of increased censorship.
Brazil plots law against “anti-democratic” online speech
New threats to free speech.
Brazilian censorship targets remain on Rumble and Telegram as US Big Tech complies with censorship demands
Facebook and YouTube quickly complied with the order from a controversial judge.
Brazilian prosecutors investigate major broadcaster, pro-Bolsonaro journalists fired, passports seized
In combination with social media censorship orders.
Politicians and commentators are blocked online in Brazil after censorship order targets Bolsonaro support
The censorship power lies with a single judge, Alexandre de Moraes.
Meta bans comments supporting election-denial protests and riots in Brazil
Designated as a “violent event.”