The digital influencer Felcaknown for their recent complaints about the “faced significant challenges with platforms long before their viral video on the topic. In a judicial proceeding of 2024, which runs at the São Paulo Court of Justice, Felca had her tiktok accounts suspendedin a case of digital content moderation.
The lawsuit filed by Felca against the Tiktok platform alleged a Severe failure in the application and in its privacy and algorithm mechanisms, which would unduly signaled violations of community rules, leading to blockage of their accounts.
Felca, which uses the platform for professional purposes as digital influencerHe said he tried to reactivate his profiles through online forms, but to no avail.
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The defense of Tiktok maintained that the removal of content or banishment of accounts occurs due to Violations of Terms of Service. However, the court considered uncontroversial that the platform did not effectively demonstrate the justification for the suspension of Felca accounts.
The court decision pointed out a failure in Tiktok’s economic activity for suspending the influencer without proof of improper conduct. The Court concluded that the improper blockade of the accounts caused Dano moral a felcawith negative social repercussion and the impossibility of communication with their followers. For this reason, the platform was ordered to pay compensation of $ 10,000.
The sentence stressed that the relationship is subject to the rules of the Consumer Protection Code and that the deactivation of accounts must be preceded by clear information for the exercise of the right of defense, something that did not occur in the case.
Tiktok appealed the decision, but the appeal was denied in the second instance.
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