TSE condemns Meta in action regarding favoritism of Flávio Bolsonaro in election
According to the rapporteur, the conviction is for non-compliance with judicial orders
TL;DR
- The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has fined Meta R$7.5 million.
- The lawsuit examined the alleged restriction of content related to President Lula and favoritism towards Flávio Bolsonaro.
- The conviction is due to non-compliance with judicial orders, not deliberate favoritism.
- Meta denied interference but admitted to technical failures affecting campaign ads and video view counts.
- The campaign also questioned Meta AI's refusal to generate images favorable to Lula while fulfilling similar requests for Flávio Bolsonaro.