Meta has 30 days to clarify fact-check changes in Brazil, prosecutor's office says

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8 January 2025 at 1:58 pm·1-min read

This photo illustration created on January 8, 2025, in Brussels, shows the media giant Meta's logo displayed on a smartphone and screen displaying the words "fact checking".

Social media platform Meta was given 30 days on Wednesday to clarify whether recently announced changes to its fact-checking program in the United States will also be applied to Brazil.

Brazilian prosecutors on Wednesday ordered that social media platform Meta clarify whether recently announced changes to its fact-checking program in the United States will also be applied to the South American country.

Meta, which on Tuesday scrapped its U.S. fact-checking program and reduced curbs on discussions around contentious topics such as immigration and gender identity, was given 30 days to provide a response, a document seen by Reuters showed.

Meta's office in Brazil declined to comment.

The prosecutors said the order for further details was related to an ongoing probe of the actions taken by social media platforms to combat misinformation and violence online in Brazil.

Last year, social media platform X was suspended in Brazil for more than a month for its failure to comply with court orders, including some related to moderation of hate speech.

(Reuters)

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