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Montevideo, November 8th 2026 - 10:05 UTC

Tag: Meta

  • Friday, October 23rd 2026 - 09:48 UTC

    Sanders and Democratic lawmakers ask Meta to explain alleged favouritism towards Bolsonaro

    In their letter, the lawmakers express “deep concern” over reports that Meta’s platforms “are restricting or suppressing content associated with Lula’s campaign”

    US Senator Bernie Sanders and 11 other Democratic lawmakers on Thursday asked Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to explain the alleged unequal treatment by Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp of the campaigns of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who face each other on Sunday in Brazil’s presidential runoff.

  • Tuesday, October 20th 2026 - 10:09 UTC

    Meta races the clock to prove to Brazil’s electoral court it treats Lula and Bolsonaro equally

    The company unilaterally extended the 72-hour deadline it had been given to five days, cited “technical difficulties”, submitted untranslated reports in English and provided out-of-context documents

    The 24-hour deadline given by Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court to Meta to show that its algorithms and artificial intelligence treat President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro equally expires on Tuesday, five days before the runoff. If the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp fails to show compliance, the daily fine will double from 500,000 to one million reais.

  • Sunday, October 18th 2026 - 19:43 UTC

    Lula’s campaign takes alleged Meta favouritism towards Bolsonaro to the UN and federal police

    The incidents reported include reduced reach for Lula’s Instagram profiles, WhatsApp searches for the “Lula’s Army” channel suggesting the “Flávio’s Troop” channel instead

    The coalition backing Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election on Saturday reported to the UN alleged unequal treatment by Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, in favour of his rival, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, and asked the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Federal Police to investigate possible illegal funding of his campaign. Meta attributes the incidents to technical errors.

  • Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 10:54 UTC

    Brazil: Meta ordered to remove controversial content from platforms

    The “eroticization of children” is on the rise, it was argued

    Brazil's Attorney General's Office (FGR) has formally requested that Meta - owner of social media platforms WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook - immediately remove chatbots that use childlike language and appearances to engage in sexual conversations. These chatbots, created using the “Meta AI Studio” tool, are considered a “concrete risk to the psychological integrity of children and adolescents.”

  • Wednesday, January 15th 2025 - 10:38 UTC

    Meta tells Brazil end of fact-checking limited to the US

    Meta's new policies need to conform to Brazilian legislation

    The end of the fact-checking service provided by Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp owning Meta has only been implemented in the United States (US), at least for the time being. The company made those remarks to Brazil's Federal Attorney General's Office (AGU) checking the company's compliance to the legislation in force in the South American country.

  • Tuesday, January 14th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Brazil’s reacts to Meta’s decision to drop fact checking program, “social media will not become a lawless land”

    Brazil's Supreme Court will not allow technology companies to exploit their use of hate speech for profit, Moraes said

    Brazil’s government and Justice Branch have reacted strongly to Meta’s announcement to abandon its fact checking program. The country’s newly appointed Communication Minister Sidonio Palmeira criticized Meta's decision, calling it “bad for democracy.”

  • Thursday, August 22nd 2024 - 22:15 UTC

    Paraguay signs understanding with Meta to tackle electoral fake news

    The convention in Paraguay addressed the issue of fake news and the misuse of artificial intelligence during electoral campaigns

    Paraguay's Electoral Justice reached an understanding this week with social media giants Meta to tackle campaign misinformation. The company owns platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The agreement was reached at a meeting in Asunción on the occasion of the Aug. 20-21 XVII Inter-American Meeting of Electoral Authorities 2024.

  • Friday, May 31st 2024 - 19:00 UTC

    Milei rounds up Californian tour

    In his meeting with Zuckerberg (L), Milei underlined Argentina's lack of regulations regarding technological developments which could favor companies such as Meta

    Argentine President Javier Milei rounded up his Californian trip after a meeting with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and was headed for El Salvador for Nayib Bukele's new inauguration aboard the ARG-01 Boeing 757.

  • Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 19:33 UTC

    Zuckerberg loses millions as Meta's stock plummets

    Zuckerberg's wealth fell way behind those of Musk, Bezos, and Gates

    Meta's stock fell 23% Thursday after the third quarter's results were released. The data showed the Reality Labs division (which encompasses its VR, XR, and Metaverse) posted US$ 3.7 billion in operating losses.

  • Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:12 UTC

    Meta social media: violence OK if against Russians

    Meta spokesperson Andy Stone eventually confirmed the reports through Twitter

    Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, the parent company owning social media giants Facebook and Instagram will not object to postings calling for violence if they are addressed at the Russian Federation or members of its government, particularly President Vladimir Putin, whose death may be freely wished for.

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