Court will analyze appeals presented by companies, which request details and restrictions of the determined standards
The Federal Supreme Court resumes this Wednesday (June 10, 2026) matters related to the Marco Civil da Internet. The Court will discuss the civil liability of digital platforms for content published by users and the possibility of removing offensive material without a court order.
Ministers will analyze appeals presented by platforms against the decision that defined rules for holding technology companies responsible for third-party publications. Big techs talk about possible omissions, obscurities and contradictions in the ruling. They ask for details and restrictions in the rules set by the court.
In June 2025, the STF overturned article 19 of the Marco Civil da Internet (). The rule determined that platforms could only be held civilly liable for content published by users if they failed to comply with a court removal order.
With the decision, the Supreme Court established hypotheses in which technology companies can respond for third-party content. Among them are publications with crimes against honor, irregular advertisements, bot networks and criminal content linked to anti-democratic acts, racial and gender discrimination, crimes against women, induction to suicide and human trafficking.
In cases of crimes against honor, companies must remove the content through extrajudicial notification. There is also the possibility of civil and criminal liability when illicit content involves advertisements or bot networks used to distribute publications.
The rules do not apply to email platforms, closed video and voice meetings or private messages, such as those sent via WhatsApp.
The decision was published on November 5, 2025. The publication serves as the basis for the presentation of the parties’ appeals. The STF’s internal regulations establish a 60-day deadline for publishing decisions.
