TSE judges Lula's action accusing Meta of favoring Flávio Bolsonaro in elections
President Lula's campaign points to algorithmic selectivity and artificial intelligence failures during the second round
TL;DR
- The TSE is holding a session to judge a representation filed by President Lula's campaign against Meta (Instagram and Facebook).
- Meta is accused of restricting Lula's post visibility and favoring Flávio Bolsonaro during the election.
- The campaign claims algorithmic selectivity in traditional posts and Meta's AI tool.
- Meta AI allegedly refused to create favorable images for Lula but complied with similar requests for Bolsonaro.
- Meta denies deliberate interference, citing technical failures and instabilities in its ad system.
- The Public Prosecutor's Office noted Meta only partially complied with a preliminary injunction that prohibited reducing the reach or modifying metrics of political content.
- A daily fine of R$500,000 was stipulated for non-compliance with the preliminary injunction.