Meta is failing to stop a Jan. 6-style movement gaining traction on Facebook and WhatsApp in Brazil, where campaigning for the country's next presidential election is currently underway, a rights group has warned in a new report
eta is failing to stop a Jan. 6-style movement gaining traction on Facebook and WhatsApp in Brazil, a rights group has warned in a new report.
“Meta has learned absolutely nothing since January 6 in the U.S.,” says Flora Rebello Arduini, a campaign manager at SumofUs and the author of the report. “We are seeing ads that are pushing not just for a violent coup in the country, but also narratives discrediting the electoral processes in Brazil.”
Bolsonaro’s supporters are also using WhatsApp to undermine confidence in the election, according to the report. SumofUs monitored three large group chats on the platform over a one-week period and found memes inciting violence on Sept. 7. “A war is not won in hours,” one example reads. “Sept. 7 is just the beginning […] Want freedom? FIGHT. Want your job? FIGHT. Want to protect your family? FIGHT.
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