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Meta denies political bias in Brazil's election, blames technical glitches

After being accused of favoring Bolsonaro, Meta rejects claims of meddling in the Lula-Bolsonaro race and points to platform glitches instead.

newest coverage 14d agosummary written 20d ago30 pieces7.9k likes & upvotes177 comments RedditBlueskyHacker NewsGoogle NewsYouTubeNewswiresMastodonX

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What to know

  • Meta faces accusations of meddling in Brazil's presidential race between Lula and Bolsonaro.
  • Meta denies political bias and instead blames technical glitches for any platform skew toward Bolsonaro.
  • The dispute raises questions about social media platforms' influence on elections in Brazil.

Meta Social media companyLula President of BrazilBolsonaro Former President of Brazil, political opponent of Lula

How it unfolded 1 development · click the chart to see its coverage articlesvideospostscomments

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    “Meta also blamed technical glitches for the fact that its platforms favored Bolsonaro in Brazil.”
    — @stevemnomoremister.bsky.social
    • youranoncentral.bsky.social

      Meta is accused of election interference in Brazil after restricting Lula's Instagram while recommending Bolsonaro's accounts. 1,613 foreign-funded political ads were uncovered generating 171M impressions. Brazil has ordered Meta to explain its conduct.

      youranoncentral.bsky.socialBluesky14d ago3.1k▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 9 posts in this stretch
    • BruceMirken

      Yes, # Meta backs # fascism . Get the f*** off Facebook and Instagram. Seriously. https://www. commondreams.org/news/meta-alg orithm-brazil-election

      BruceMirkenMastodon16d ago51▲view on Mastodon ↗

    • More than reaching. They're claiming he's seen by millions. One time they accidentally posted a video WITHOUT SOUND and meta said it got viewed by same amount of people as other of his videos. Like, who'd watch a mute video till the end? No drops?

      nonlinear_nycr/worldnews15d agoview on r/worldnews ↗
    all of them →
  2. background

    NYT reports Meta accused of meddling in Brazil's election — The New York Times publishes a report detailing accusations that Meta interfered in Brazil's presidential race involving President Lula and former President Bolsonaro.

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 5 outlets Protest targets Meta over alleged bias in Brazil’s presidential runoff campaign

    first by Yahoo News Canada, 20d ago · also Africanews, Business and Human Rights Centre, Courthouse News Service, New Scientist

    4 more headlines
  2. 3 outlets Brazilian Protesters Rally Outside Meta Offices over Alleged Election Interference

    first by Democracy Now!, 19d ago · also Monthly Review, Bloomberg

    2 more headlines
  3. 2 outlets Sanders and Democratic lawmakers ask Meta to explain alleged favouritism towards Bolsonaro

    first by MercoPress, 16d ago · also El Pais English

    1 more headline

and 3 smaller pieces

What people are saying 2 voices from 2 sites · best of 9 · verbatim