The Supreme Election Court (TSE) made a statement last Monday (16), Will have a verified channel on Telegram. The group in the messaging app will be used to spread information about the 2022 Election, ask questions and flag false content.
Action is one of the consequences of signing a mutual cooperation agreement between organizations to confront misinformation. According to TSE, the Brazilian entity was the first in the world to sign such a commitment with the application.
“[O acordo] It reveals that TSE is the leader of the world in the fight against disinformation, in the direction of holding elections in October. TSE President, Minister Edson Fachin, said in a session (17) yesterday, “Let’s move forward with determined steps to defend democracy.”
The official document of the agreement is valid until 31 December 2022 and states, among other things, that Telegram will develop a bot to communicate with voters and support TSE in the spread of the official channel to all users of the app. .
The software will also provide a non-judgmental channel for TSE to file complaints with the platform. When there are reports, Telegram will conduct an internal investigation to verify whether the specified channels violate the platform’s terms of service and policies.
The memorandum formalizing the partnership makes it clear that there will be no transfer of funds between TSE and Telegram. (as the actions will be free of charge) and that no sanctions or fines will be incurred if the communication platform does not comply with any of the commitment clauses.
change of posture
The signing of this individual agreement with TSE was another fact that showed the change in the practice’s attitude towards Brazilian law. The company, which previously participated in the Standing Program to Combat False Information with social networks such as Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp, even took a decision to block it in the country.
In March, Minister Alexandre de Moraes ordered the software to be blocked due to the leaders’ failure to respond to the Brazilian justice system. The minister’s decision was in response to a request from the Federal Police (PF), which stated that the practice was “well known in many countries for its non-cooperative attitude with judicial and police authorities, including using this uncooperative attitude to its advantage.” to other communication applications”.
Brazilian authorities have been “watching” the app for some time, mainly because of the spread of misinformation and criminal content on the platform, which has a more permissive control.
Telegram, for example, hosts groups that spread fake news about both gun and drug dealing, as well as conversations and materials about vaccines, child pornography and sexual abuse, as the complaints have already revealed.
Source: Tec Mundo
