“Ha favorito Flavio Bolsonaro durante la campagna elettorale”: il Brasile multa Meta

Meta has been fined $1.3 million for failing to ensure equal treatment between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro during the presidential campaign. The electoral court unanimously ruled that there was no deliberate interference favoring the right-wing candidate, despite accusations from Lula's reelection committee. The case arose from claims that Meta favored the senator during the second round of voting. Lula's team alleged misuse of communication channels and algorithmic manipulation, citing a nearly 24-hour block on Instagram ads for Lula's content. The court also investigated WhatsApp's AI, which refused to generate electoral images for Lula while allowing similar requests for Bolsonaro. Judge Nauê Bernardo stated that the error significantly impacted the elections.