Meta Admits Failures in Lula's Account and Denies Election Interference
Meta acknowledged failures involving Lula's accounts but denied favoring Flávio or interfering in the elections.
TL;DR
- Meta admitted to technical issues affecting President Lula's campaign publications.
- The company denied allegations of bias or interference in the 2026 Brazilian elections.
- A Lula campaign representation was filed with the TSE, citing alleged unequal treatment compared to Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign.
- Issues included the erroneous deactivation of Lula's ad account, anomalies in Instagram view counts, ad boosting failures, and problems with Meta AI generating images.
- Meta explained that the ad account deactivation occurred during an automated scan and was quickly reversed.
- The Meta AI issue was due to a "gap" in filtering prompts combining common names with electoral numbers, which affected both candidates.
- The TSE ordered Meta to implement measures to ensure equal treatment between the candidates, under penalty of a daily fine.
- Meta attributed other incidents to global technical failures or legal compliance, not political direction.