Amid attempts in Brazil and other countries around the world to regulate social media platforms in the name of restricting hate speech and stymieing the spread of dangerous disinformation, Big Tech company Meta wiped its hands of any responsibility, claiming it is “doing [its] part.”
In Brazil, fresh and urgent impetus to curb disinformation on social media came in the wake of the January 8 riots, when far-right radicals stormed and ransacked the headquarters of all three branches of government in Brasília. Roused by false information and conspiracy theories spread online, the mob was protesting the 2022 election results, falsely…