TSE and WhatsApp promote whistleblowing channel

The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) and WhatsApp started the discussion on fighting disinformation this week. The president of the TSE, Minister Luís Roberto Barroso, participated in a meeting this Thursday (27) with the head of WhatsApp, Will Cathcart, to exchange ideas on dealing with fake news during the electoral process in Brazil in the 2022 Elections. During the meeting, there was recognition of the importance of this dialogue and partnership, in addition to addressing specific points of the program to combat disinformation. The program was created in 2019 and since then there has been a movement to fight the spread of false information on the Facebook messaging app, known today as "Meta". How the partnership between WhatsApp and TSE will work With the partnership of WhatsApp w...

THE Telegram is in the sights of authorities in Brazil and, therefore, has become one of the most talked about subjects in the last week. According to an investigation carried out by the teams to combat fake news, the messenger has been used as a platform for the propagation of various false information about candidates for the 2022 elections. Telegram received a notification, but did not respond, and now authorities already consider the blockade in Brazil "inevitable". Telegram may actually be banned in Brazil Notified by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), and investigated by the Federal Police and the Federal Public Ministry, Telegram is seen as a tool for spreading fake news by supporters and voters of rival parties, as well as other matters. As the company did not respond to the...

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TSE and WhatsApp promote whistleblowing channel

blockade in Brazil is already seen as “inevitable”