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Brazil’s Supreme Court justices agree to make social media companies liable for user content
The majority of justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court have agreed to make social media companies liable for illegal postings by their users, in a landmark case for Latin America with implications for U.S. relations.
Brazil’s top court decided to rule on two different cases to reach an understanding on how to deal with social media companies as reports of fraud, child pornography and violence among teenagers become rampant online. Gilmar Mendes on Wednesday became the sixth of the court’s 11 justices to vote to open a path for companies like Meta, X and Microsoft to be sued and pay fines for content published by their users. “This type of liability favors large companies with robust legal structures, to the detriment of smaller, national players, which negatively impacts competition,” said the organization, adding that the decision may increase barriers to innovation.
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