Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc took down the accounts of several high-profile supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro following a Supreme Court order, a move that underlines the tricky territory the social media titans are navigating in some of the world's largest jurisdictions.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the removal of 16 Twitter accounts and 12 Facebook accounts on Friday, a decision tied to an ongoing probe into the alleged dissemination of disinformation by supporters of the right-wing Bolsonaro.Among the purposes of the"fake news" investigation, as it is known in Brazil, is to discover if misinformation and threats against Supreme Court officials are being funded illicitly.
Moraes had ordered the accounts blocked in a separate ruling in May, though the accounts were not removed at the time. The blocked Twitter accounts themselves, on the pages where their accounts would be, said Friday evening they were suspended"in response to a legal order."The PTB party said in a statement that it was surprised by"yet another arbitrary measure" ordered by Moraes, which"impedes the exercise right to liberty of expression and opinion on social media."
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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