Brazil
Brazilian Supreme Court judge calls for Telegram to be banned because it doesn’t censor “hatred” and “misinformation”
Another country targets the popular messaging app.
Brazilian senators ask high court to ban President Bolsonaro from social media
Senators want the president censored for COVID misinformation.
Brazil’s Supreme Court and Senate overturn Bolsonaro’s anti-social media censorship order
Overturned within two weeks.
Report: Facebook to suppress “political” news
But how do they determine what’s “political” news?
YouTube demonetizes 14 Brazilian channels for election “misinformation”
The channels were identified by a court.
YouTube deletes 15 videos from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
YouTube said the President provided “misinformation.”
New social app GETTR reaches over 1 million users
The app has been available for just a couple of weeks.
YouTube censors President Bolsonaro and CNN Brazil over videos about hydroxychloroquine
Even the President and mainstream media are being impacted by Big Tech’s COVID censorship rules.
Law enforcement requests for data on Facebook users have almost doubled
Reaching new heights.
“Fact-checkers” want more power
They’re lobbying governments all over the world.
