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Organizations and parties point out gaps to Brazil’s electoral court in regulating AI and influencers
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
Feb 6


'Adultization': Viral video sparks debate on the exploitation of children and adolescents on digital platforms
Jornal Nacional - June 11, 2025 A video that went viral online and has already been viewed nearly 30 million times has sparked debate...
Aug 11, 2025


Book on the impact of misinformation on social media launched in Rio
R7 - August 5, 2025 The study was developed by 21 researchers from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in partnership with...
Aug 6, 2025


Book launch by UFRJ researchers details the impact of misinformation on consumers
g1 - August 5, 2025 The Internet and Social Media Laboratory of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (NetLab UFRJ) is launching the...
Aug 5, 2025


Europe blocked 41.4 million posts via users in the first half of 2025
Poder 360 - August 1, 2025 Digital platforms blocked 41.4 million pieces of content in the first half of 2025 alone in European Union...
Aug 1, 2025


Scams on Instagram: fake profiles clone business accounts to steal clients’ money
Fantástico - June, 8 2025 Scammers have been using Instagram for a new fraud scheme that copies real business profiles, advertises fake...
Jul 31, 2025


“The censorship that exists today is 100% the platform’s,” says lab founder about disinformation
GZH - June, 8 2025 Founder and director of Netlab, the Internet and Social Media Studies Laboratory at the Federal University of Rio de...
Jul 31, 2025


Supreme Court resumes tomorrow the trial on false content on social media
Jornal Nacional - June 3 2025 Platforms do not take responsibility for fraudulent ads. Watch the news report
Jul 31, 2025


Supreme Court Resumes Social Media Trial on July 4
Globo News - June, 1 2025 Last Sunday (06/01), NetLab UFRJ Director Marie Santini took part in an interview on GloboNews about the...
Jul 31, 2025


Meta asks Supreme Court to deny early enforcement of ruling on social media platform responsibility
Uol - May, 28 2025 Meta asked Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) to reject the request made by the Office of the Attorney General (AGU)...
Jul 31, 2025


Without regulation, disinformation spreads as Brazilian Congress resists social media legislation
Jornal O Globo - May, 24 2025 Brazilians rank third among the world's top social media users — 3 hours and 37 minutes per day, compared...
Jul 31, 2025


Lack of social media regulation raises concern
Valor Econômico - May, 23 2025 Brazil has the third largest social media user base in the world. Brazilians spend an average of 3 hours...
Jul 31, 2025
Destaques na Imprensa


Organizations and parties point out gaps to Brazil’s electoral court in regulating AI and influencers
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
Feb 6


'Adultization': Viral video sparks debate on the exploitation of children and adolescents on digital platforms
Jornal Nacional - June 11, 2025 A video that went viral online and has already been viewed nearly 30 million times has sparked debate...
Aug 11, 2025


Book on the impact of misinformation on social media launched in Rio
R7 - August 5, 2025 The study was developed by 21 researchers from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in partnership with...
Aug 6, 2025


Book launch by UFRJ researchers details the impact of misinformation on consumers
g1 - August 5, 2025 The Internet and Social Media Laboratory of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (NetLab UFRJ) is launching the...
Aug 5, 2025


Europe blocked 41.4 million posts via users in the first half of 2025
Poder 360 - August 1, 2025 Digital platforms blocked 41.4 million pieces of content in the first half of 2025 alone in European Union...
Aug 1, 2025


Scams on Instagram: fake profiles clone business accounts to steal clients’ money
Fantástico - June, 8 2025 Scammers have been using Instagram for a new fraud scheme that copies real business profiles, advertises fake...
Jul 31, 2025


“The censorship that exists today is 100% the platform’s,” says lab founder about disinformation
GZH - June, 8 2025 Founder and director of Netlab, the Internet and Social Media Studies Laboratory at the Federal University of Rio de...
Jul 31, 2025


Supreme Court resumes tomorrow the trial on false content on social media
Jornal Nacional - June 3 2025 Platforms do not take responsibility for fraudulent ads. Watch the news report
Jul 31, 2025
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