{
  "id": 15121626,
  "title": "Meta denies accusation of anti-Lula political bias in Brazil after electoral court ruling",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/meta-denies-accusation-of-anti-lula-political-bias-in-brazil-after",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-17T04:57:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/meta-denies-accusation-of-anti-lula-political-bias-in-brazil-after-electoral-court-ruling/article71595270.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Meta has dismissed allegations of political bias in Brazil's presidential campaign, following an electoral court ruling requiring equal treatment for incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and opposition candidate Flávio Bolsonaro. The company asserts that recent platform issues were due to unrelated global technical glitches, anti-fraud measures, and regulatory compliance. Meta denies the accusation of acting with political bias during Brazil’s presidential campaign, stating its systems distribute content based on equal rules and not political ideology.",
  "summary": "Tech giant Meta has denied accusations it has acted with political bias during Brazil’s presidential campaign",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Irish Times",
        "title": "‘Hands off’: Brazilians protest outside Meta in Dublin over claims of election bias",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/hands-off-brazilians-protest-outside-meta-in-dublin-over-claims-of",
        "published": "2026-10-16T21:33:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Meta denies accusation of anti-Lula political bias in Brazil after electoral court ruling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/meta-denies-accusation-of-anti-lula-political-bias-in-brazil-after",
        "published": "2026-10-16T22:39:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}