Post by @Persona@todon.nl

"Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court began hearings Tuesday on a complaint accusing Meta of manipulating its platforms during the recent presidential election to undermine Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and favor defeated candidate Flávio Bolsonaro.

The Tribunal Superior Electoral, the country’s highest court for electoral disputes, opened its examination of the case on November 10. The complaint was lodged by the coalition that backed Lula da Silva’s victorious campaign."

https://www.telesurenglish.net/brazil-begins-meta-interference-trial/
#Brazil #Meta #FuckMeta #trial #Lula #bolsonaro #elections

Protest against Meta in Brazil.
Photo: EFE — Protest against Meta in Brazil. Photo: EFE

#trial #fuckmeta #bolsonaro #lula #meta #elections #brazil

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Personalescrito

@Persona@todon.nl 4 hr. ago

In a unanimous decision on Tuesday (10), the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) ruled to fine Meta U$ 1,343 million for providing incomplete information regarding allegations that it distributed biased political content during this year’s election campaign.

The fine does not bring the case to a close. The TSE will continue to investigate whether Meta favored certain candidates. There is no set deadline for a final ruling.

https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/justica/noticia/2026-11/tse-multa-meta-em-r-75-milhoes-por-descumprir-decisao-nas-eleicoes
#Brazil #Meta #elections #fuckmeta

Agência Brasil

TSE multa Meta em R$ 7,5 milhões por descumprir decisão nas eleições

Corte entendeu que foram prestadas informações incompletas. Ação acusa plataforma de favorecer candidatos em detrimento de outros.

Personalescrito

@Persona@todon.nl 4 hr. ago

Le Monde with AFP sought to defend Meta, stating:

*However, the court's reporting judge Marco Aurelio said the judicial body had not found evidence of any "deliberate action to skew the election."*

That statement does not appear in the publication by Brazil Communication Company (EBC) linked in the previous toot.

Personalescrito

@Persona@todon.nl 3 hr. ago

G1, a major media outlet owned by business interests, states the following:

*According to Minister [Marco Aurélio Bellizze], the Meta case “revealed the difficulty of enforcing the measures imposed, which were largely complied with after the deadlines, incompletely, or through statements whose verification depends on data held exclusively by the respondent.”

Furthermore, he states that the company presented information to the court in a piecemeal manner, using foreign and technical language, which made it difficult to verify the technical difficulties cited to justify the failures.

According to Bellizze, “digital platforms wield informational power that, through opaque algorithmic systems, influences the circulation of political information and the formation of voters’ preferences.”

Bellizze further stated that in this case, it is not possible to assert that Meta acted deliberately to skew the election; such a claim would require the presentation of robust evidence, which is not possible in the case currently under review.*

https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2026/11/10/tse-meta-descumprir-decisao-sobre-eleicoes.ghtml

It seems to me that the reports from Le Monde with AFP are based on a media outlet like Veja: https://veja.abril.com.br/politica/tse-multa-meta-por-descumprir-decisoes-durante-a-eleicao-entre-lula-e-flavio/

VEJA

Tribunal estabeleceu valor de R$ 7,5 milhões a ser pago pela gigante de tecnologia

TSE multa Meta em R$ 7,5 milhões após voto de relator por falhas no tratamento isonômico das campanhas de Lula e Bolsonaro no segundo turno das eleições 2022.