Spotify: Users report song suggestions with attacks on ballot box and minister Moraes

Spotify Recommending songs that promote misinformation about the Brazilian electoral processAs reported by Intercept Brazil yesterday (16). The application violates the agreement made in 2022 between the broadcast platform and the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) to combat fake news during the elections.

According to the publication, subscribers to the service will be able to Recommendation of songs with false statements in the lyrics regarding the TSE and Minister Alexandre de Moraes, as well as citing election research institutesOne of the songs also questions the election result.

One such incident last month was when the app automatically started selecting the tracks the user was listening to after the user had finished selecting the option. After a few minutes, Stream begins playing song attacking electoral system.

There are also similar reports about X from people who received recommendations for the same type of song from Spotify immediately after listening to traditional pagodas. In any case, the algorithm’s suggestions were songs by the same artistAccording to the report.

What does it say on Spotify?

The report asked the company whether songs featuring electoral disapproval put forward by its algorithm violated the agreement with the TSE. A representative for the platform said: The content of the songs has been reviewed and the company has chosen to continue making the tracks available to listeners.

Experts interviewed by the publication highlighted the risks of promoting such content. According to political scientist Flávia Pellegrino, the practice of discrediting electoral processes based on spreading doubts, take control of democracy.

“For example, the democratic rupture attempt we experienced on January 8, 2023 was a coup attempt. This is a direct reflection of the deceptive destabilization processIt discredits and delegitimizes the 2022 election process,” Pellegrino recalled.