The new measures seek to curb threats of school violence in Brazil, which have soared after two separate attacks left five dead in recent weeks.
Brazil could fine or suspend social media companies that do not effectively regulate content related to school violence, Justice Minister Flavio Dino said on Wednesday, April 12.
“If there is no compliance, the process to apply sanctions will go ahead,” Dino told a press conference, adding that the new measures, which could range from fines to suspensions, are in line with national law. In March, Meta Platforms and Alphabet’s Google appeared before Brazil’s Supreme Court to defend the law, while the government looks to expand regulation over social networks.
In view of the “crisis situation,” Dino said the secretariat will ask the platforms to report on adopted measures and protocols.
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