The year started quite busy on social media. From , , through , and up to speculation about a new virus in China, the dispute in the digital environment intensifies.
Last Tuesday (07), Zuckerberg set the tone for the coming years. Placing freedom of expression as the guiding element of his decisions, the company’s founder decreed the . Additionally, Meta also announced a change to the content restrictions policy.
On social media, this movement was celebrated by the right. In the public groups analyzed by Palver, users shared media with clippings of Zuckerberg’s speeches announcing the end of the checking program and accusing the checkers of being politically biased.
The Meta movement was understood, even in these right-wing groups, as an action to combat censorship, which generated excitement around the possibilities of a broader action to favor the right.
In left-wing groups, this new positioning of Meta is seen with concern due to the possible consequences. By not banning content with potential harm or harm, the platform allows prejudiced words to be used to refer to a group or people. For these users, the freedom of expression defended by Zuckerberg cannot be confused with freedom from aggression.
Meta’s new guidelines indicate alignment with the new American government. President-elect Donald Trump, who already had the support of the owner of X, will have even more freedom to manipulate public opinion through insinuations that tend to gain a lot of relevance if boosted by those controlled by Meta, such as Instagram.
Trump’s recent statements have generated engagement in public WhatsApp groups. With expansionist ideas, the president-elect posted a photo on his social networks with a map of Canada, considering it part of American territory. Furthermore, he raised the possibility of purchasing and even changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Right-wing public groups are inflamed by the president-elect’s statements and are trying to use this moment to put full force behind Bolsonarism. There are a large number of messages about the good relationship between Bolsonaro and Trump and highlighting that the former Brazilian president was invited to the .
In the messages, users still criticize Alexandre de Moraes quite forcefully and are beginning to hope that there will be a major transformation in favor of the right after Trump’s inauguration, which will take place on the 20th.
This feeling is fueled by a video of Eduardo Bolsonaro in a vengeful tone saying that he will remember all those who, in one way or another, were not aligned with Bolsonarism. Users believe that Eduardo has behind-the-scenes information about possible American influence in Brazilian politics.
To put an end to this fuss, since last Monday (06) there has been an increase in the number of messages putting forward different theories about , a respiratory virus that has caused a high number of infections in China. This movement on the networks was detected in both left-wing and right-wing groups, highlighting the fear of a new pandemic.
The level of intensity of political discussions on the networks and attempts to control narratives indicate that this will be a year of testing more sophisticated tools and strategies with the 2026 presidential elections in mind.
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