The president of the (Supreme Federal Court), said that the court judges excerpts after Congress did not legislate on the subject. The cases that debate, among other topics, the possibility of holding social media platforms responsible for third-party content, began this Wednesday (27).
“The court waited for a very reasonable period of time for legislation to come from the Legislature and, if that didn’t happen, the time has come for us to decide this matter,” he said.
The expectation is that the Supreme Court will promote changes to the Marco Civil da similar to what was being discussed within the scope of a bill on the regulation of social networks.
(PC do B-SP), the so-called Fake News PL ended and threats to parliamentarians.
The court has on its agenda several actions linked to internet issues and with an impact on the activities of giants in the sector. The topic had a defined date, but was removed from the agenda at the request of the Chamber of Deputies to await the vote.
The topic passed by. The resolution of the cases could impact the way social networks moderate content, against the backdrop of both the January 8th coup attacks.
From , the expectation is that the court will use the judgment to establish guidelines on how networks should act, in addition to deciding whether the current rule — which exempts platforms from liability for third-party content — is constitutional or not.
If the lack of action by Congress to approve new rules was already criticized throughout the term of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL), in the face of misinformation about the pandemic and attacks against institutions, the —— gave impetus to the ministers’ speech for regulating the topic.
