{
  "id": 19449838,
  "title": "Meta hit with RM5.3m Brazil election fine following Lula’s algorithmic bias complaint",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/meta-hit-with-rm5-3m-brazil-election-fine-following-lulas-algorithmic",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T04:47:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/11/11/meta-hit-with-rm53m-brazil-election-fine-following-lulas-algorithmic-bias-complaint/242819"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brazil's electoral court has fined Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Telegram, approximately $1.3 million for alleged algorithmic bias during the 2022 presidential election. The fine, imposed by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), stems from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's claim that the tech giant tipped the scales in favor of his Bolivarian Republican Alliance (PSDB) rival, Flavio Bolsonaro.\n\nLula alleged that Meta engaged in \"algorithmic manipulation\" to favor Bolsonaro during the October 25 runoff vote. Despite Lula coming in second during the first-round ballot, he ultimately prevailed in the presidential runoff. The TSE unanimously ruled that Meta had failed to comply with court orders, miss deadlines, and lacked transparency in its investigation. However, the court's reporting judge, Marco Aurelio, stated that there was no evidence of deliberate action to skew the election.\n\nMeta had previously denied the accusations but acknowledged that some of Lula's campaign ads were mistakenly deactivated due to technical errors. Lula, after his electoral victory, vowed to regulate social media companies. Flavio Bolsonaro, who refused to acknowledge his loss in the runoff, fled Brazil for the United States amid an ongoing investigation into him for alleged money laundering.",
  "summary": "BRASÍLIA, Nov 11 — Brazil’s electoral court ruled yesterday that Meta had to pay a fine of about $1.3...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Brazil fines Meta $1.3 million for failing to comply with judicial orders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/brazil-fines-meta-1-3-million-for-failing-to-comply-with-judicial",
        "published": "2026-11-11T03:20:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Brazil electoral court fines Meta $1.3 million in Lula-Bolsonaro spat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/brazil-electoral-court-fines-meta-1-3-million-in-lula-bolsonaro-spat",
        "published": "2026-11-11T03:33:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Brazil electoral court fines Meta US$1.3mil in Lula-Bolsonaro spat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/brazil-electoral-court-fines-meta-us-1-3mil-in-lula-bolsonaro-spat",
        "published": "2026-11-11T03:49:06.000Z"
      }
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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."
}