{
  "id": 19570407,
  "title": "Brazil fines Facebook $1.3 million for failing to comply with court orders during election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/brazil-fines-facebook-1-3-million-for-failing-to-comply-with-court-19570407",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-11T23:28:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261112/p2g/00m/0bu/008000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The highest Brazilian electoral court recently imposed a $1.3 million fine on Facebook for not fully complying with court orders during last month's presidential election runoff campaign. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's team accused the tech giant of political bias, alleging its platform treated content from Lula differently than challenger Flavio Bolsonaro. However, the court ruled there was no evidence Facebook attempted to influence the election's outcome, as such a conclusion would require strong evidence of intent. Lula's campaign alleged biased algorithms and AI restrictions favoring Bolsonaro, leading to protests outside Meta's Sao Paulo offices. Facebook attributed the platform issues to unrelated technical glitches, anti-fraud measures, and regulatory compliance, not targeted suppression. The court fined Facebook 7.5 million reais ($1.3 million) for delays, incomplete information, and difficulties in verifying data, citing incomplete compliance with court orders. Meta denied the accusations, stating it applied the same rules to all candidates, parties, and political viewpoints internationally.",
  "summary": "RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Brazil's top electoral court fined Meta's Facebook $1.3 million for failing to fully comply with judicial orders during last mo",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Brazil fines Facebook $1.3 million for failing to comply with court orders during election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/brazil-fines-facebook-1-3-million-for-failing-to-comply-with-court",
        "published": "2026-11-11T17:28:13.000Z"
      }
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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."
}