Liberátion - 22 de outubro de 2026 Le Brésil compte parmi les pays ayant le plus d’utilisateurs sur les réseaux sociaux. « Beaucoup de gens s’informent sur les plateformes en ligne, devenues le principal terrain de bataille pour conquérir les électeurs », explique Débora Salles, chercheuse au centre d’études sur le numérique de l’université de Rio de Janeiro. C’est surtout vrai pour Lula, toujours distancé dans les sondages. À près de 81 ans, le chef de l’État, qui met un poi

The Guardian - 21 de outubro de 2026 NetLab, a research laboratory on the internet and social media at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, produced a report showing that Meta allowed at least 1,600 election ads to be boosted from outside Brazil, something prohibited under Brazilian law. Débora Salles, NetLab’s general coordinator, said they had not identified political bias towards either side, but that the failure “shows how the company repeatedly fails to ensure safet

Aljazeera - 21 de outubro de 2026 NetLab, a research group at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, found that Meta had allowed more than 1,600 political ads to run on its services, even though they were paid for by companies outside the country. The group concluded that malicious actors appeared able to submit ads and tag them as non-political, allowing them to run on Meta’s services with little scrutiny, said Debora Gomes Salles, NetLab’s research head. Meta made 2 mill

Le Monde - 17 de outubro de 2026 À l’approche du second tour de l’élection présidentielle du 25 octobre au Brésil, des restrictions touchant les contenus de la campagne du président sortant Lula sur les réseaux sociaux du groupe Meta suscitent l’indignation de la gauche, qui tente de rattraper son retard face à Flavio Bolsonaro, le candidat d’extrême droite, arrivé en tête du premier tour avec 47 % des voix, contre 45 % pour l’ancien métallo. « La succession de problèmes tech

Folha de S. Paulo - February 6, 2026 Civil society organizations, political parties, and government bodies have pointed out to the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) what they see as gaps in the regulation of the use of artificial intelligence in this year’s elections and in the actions of influencers. They submitted recommendations for the TSE’s campaign advertising resolution, which will be published—incorporating the suggestions that are accepted—by March 5. Folha had access t

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