HE Federal Supreme Court (STF) Beginning this Tuesday (28), to discuss the responsibility of users of digital platforms for their content, led by ministers Dias Toffoli and Luiz Fux. Over the next two days, 47 participants will be listened to, including representatives from Facebook, Google, ByteDance (TikTok’s parent company), and Twitter.
The public hearing will be used as the basis for the two processes conducted at the STF as reported by Toffoli and Fux. The two actions involve Google and Facebook paying compensation to people affected by the platforms’ users. Both companies appealed the decision.
Also this Tuesday, ministers Paulo Pimenta, Social Communications Secretary and Silvio Almeida, Human rightswill also make statements. It is also planned that members of the ministries of Justice, Transport, Women and the Attorney General will make speeches.
Big tech cases
The two processes include the Internet controversy in Marco Civil, which was sanctioned in 2014. Article 19 of the law states that internet application providers can only be held liable for damages caused by third parties if they do not comply with the court decision. Requires content to be withdrawn.
However, these cases have not yet been tried. date not set. The public hearing was due to be held in 2020, but has been postponed due to the pandemic.
Source: Tec Mundo
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