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Brazil's supreme court rules that platforms like Facebook and X can be held liable for user posts, requiring them to remove content even without a court order (restofworld.org)
submitted 5 days ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] gaspar_petersen@programming.dev 29 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'm not sure this is a good thing. How will small Brazilian websites and forums be able to comply with these regulations? Sure, Meta and Google can afford to spend millions on content moderation. I don't know if all sites can. I wonder how it will affect Brazilian lemmy instances, for example.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

They won't be able to. Tech laws in Brazil are incredibly archaic and non-sensical so this isn't even registering with people cause Brazil is so far behind.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Exactly. Imagine if Lemmy instance owners became legally responsible for everything that was posted on their server! Especially with the way federation works - instance admins would be having to de-federate from every other instance on day 1, and would basically have to approve every single comment on every single post to ensure they didn’t get in trouble with the law.

This is a terrible idea. It means a single bad actor could bring down a small social media site by themself really easily just by spamming illegal content and reporting it to the police themselves.

[–] The_v@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

The court’s decision also introduced the concept of systemic failure, which holds providers liable when they fail to adopt preventive measures or remove illegal content. Now, platforms will be expected to establish self-regulation policies, ensure transparency in their procedures, and adopt standardized practices.

Pretty sure this would cover Lemmy and most traditional forums as long as they have a written policy and standards that are consistently enforced.

[–] Geodad@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

Or just ignore it and never go to Brazil. 🤷‍♂️