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☆ Clash with Elon Musk prompts calls for social media controls in Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes announced Sunday that he would open an inquiry into the billionaire businessman who owns X. Musk suggested that Moraes was behind the ban, writing Sunday on X that the judge had “brazenly and repeatedly betrayed the constitution and people of Brazil. “As a result, we will probably lose all revenue in Brazil and have to shut down our office there. X has faced criticism for accommodating government censorship demands in the past, with Musk saying the company has no choice but to comply. For example, it blocked some X accounts in Turkey at the behest of the government ahead of the country’s elections last year, while at the same time contesting the orders in court.

Persons: London CNN —, Elon Musk, Jorge Messias, Alexandre de Moraes, ”, Orlando Silva, Suamy, Jair Bolsonaro, Musk, Moraes, “ brazenly, “, X Organizations: London CNN, Elon, Sunday, Brazil ” Locations: Brazilian, Brazil, Brasilia, United States, Turkey

☆ Google hires Brazil's Temer to lobby on controversial internet bill
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 30 (Reuters) - Google (GOOGL.O) has hired Brazilian former President Michel Temer to lobby lawmakers considering a proposal to regulate the internet, his adviser said on Friday. The bill has raised concerns from tech companies, with some launching campaigns on their platforms to defeat it. Nearly two months ago, the South American country's top court ordered an investigation into executives at social messaging service Telegram and Google who led a campaign criticizing the proposed regulation. Temer's adviser said the former president was hired by the company to mediate proposals and talks with Brazil's parliament. Brazil's Supreme Court is likely to rule on two appeals that may make the internet legislation more flexible.

Persons: Michel Temer, Sao Paulo, Temer, Orlando Silva, Carolina Pulice, David Alire Garcia, David Gregorio, Diane Craft Organizations: Fake, American, Google, Folha, Sao, Brazil's, Brazil, Thomson

☆ Google aims to avoid 'perverse' regulation in Brazil, says executive
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Patricia Vilasboas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SAO PAULO, June 27 (Reuters) - The top executive of Google Brazil said on Tuesday the company encourages greater dialogue around regulating digital platforms in the country, in order to change a bill that might turn out to be "perverse" for everyone. Nearly two months ago, country's top court ordered an investigation into executives at social messaging service Telegram and Google who were in charge of a campaign criticizing a proposed internet regulation bill. Fabio Coelho, vice president of Google Inc and Google Brazil director, told reporters during an event that the company is in dialogue with Brazilian authorities and "is not against" the regulation of digital platforms. In April, Google launched a manifesto signed by the company's country director of government relations and public policy, Marcelo Lacerda, against the approval of "hasty" legislation. It redirected users to a blog post of text which was signed by Lacerda, which made numerous criticisms against the bill.

Persons: Bill, Fabio Coelho, Coelho, Orlando Silva, Marcelo Lacerda, Patricia Vilas Boas, Matthew Lewis Organizations: SAO PAULO, Google, Fake News, Google Inc, Alphabet Inc, National Telecommunications Agency, Lacerda, Sao Paulo, Carolina, Thomson Locations: Google Brazil, Sao

☆ A 'Slavery Simulator' game on Google Play Brazil that allowed players to sell, torture, or sexualize enslaved people was downloaded more than 1,000 times before it was removed: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An app that simulated colonial Brazil in the 17th century allowed users to be slave masters. The game was called "Slavery Simulator" and was available in Brazil for about a month. A Brazilian lawmaker filed a complaint against Google and alleged that some users praised the app. The game — called "Simulador de Escravidão" or "Slavery Simulator" — was available to Google Play users in Brazil starting April 20 before it was taken down on Wednesday, according to The Post. The game was downloaded more than 1,000 times before it was removed from the digital store, the Post reported.

Companies would also have to pay content providers and copyrights on material posted on their sites. The Brazilian proposal is shaping up to be one of the world's strongest legislations on social media, comparable to the European Union's Digital Services Act enacted last year. They also say it will endanger free posting services for users while allowing censorship as practiced in authoritarian societies. Brazil's Justice Minister Flavio Dino has asked the consumer protection authority to investigate whether the companies engaged in "abusive practices" in campaigning against the bill. The bill was fast tracked in the lower house after a series of fatal attacks in schools which social media allegedly encouraged, and new articles added to the bill have not been debated in Congressional committees before going to the vote.

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