🇧🇷🏛💥🖥 — CENSORSHIP ADVANCES IN BRAZIL: The Communication Committee of the Chamber of Deputies has approved the substitute text to Bill 1380/25, which amends the Civil Rights Framework for the Internet and establishes mandatory facial recognition for access to social media in Brazil
💬 The goal, according to the bill’s author, Congressman Jorge Goetten (Republicanos-SC), is “to strengthen account security and combat the spread of fake profiles, which are often linked to defamation, harassment, cyberbullying, and financial scams.”
🚫Users who do not complete facial re-registration within one year after the law takes effect will have their accounts blocked. The substitute text also defines biometric data and facial recognition, aligning the proposal with the General Data Protection Law (LGPD).
❗️ However, international experiences show that similar measures can pose serious risks to privacy and freedom of expression. In the United Kingdom, for example, the use of facial recognition in public spaces and digital platforms faced strong backlash after several data leaks and security breaches. In 2020, the case of the company Clearview AI, which collected billions of user images without consent, exposed the fragility of such systems and led to investigations by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
➡️ In addition to the risk of mass data exposure, mandatory biometric verification could lead to excessive control over access to information. In contexts of high digital surveillance, there is a danger that facial monitoring could be used to track behavior and restrict content, creating a scenario of indirect censorship and limitation of freedom on the internet.
🇧🇷🏛💥🖥 — CENSORSHIP ADVANCES IN BRAZIL: The Communication Committee of the Chamber of Deputies has approved the substitute text to Bill 1380/25, which amends the Civil Rights Framework for the Internet and establishes mandatory facial recognition for access to social media in Brazil
💬 The goal, according to the bill’s author, Congressman Jorge Goetten (Republicanos-SC), is “to strengthen account security and combat the spread of fake profiles, which are often linked to defamation, harassment, cyberbullying, and financial scams.”
🚫Users who do not complete facial re-registration within one year after the law takes effect will have their accounts blocked. The substitute text also defines biometric data and facial recognition, aligning the proposal with the General Data Protection Law (LGPD).
❗️ However, international experiences show that similar measures can pose serious risks to privacy and freedom of expression. In the United Kingdom, for example, the use of facial recognition in public spaces and digital platforms faced strong backlash after several data leaks and security breaches. In 2020, the case of the company Clearview AI, which collected billions of user images without consent, exposed the fragility of such systems and led to investigations by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
➡️ In addition to the risk of mass data exposure, mandatory biometric verification could lead to excessive control over access to information. In contexts of high digital surveillance, there is a danger that facial monitoring could be used to track behavior and restrict content, creating a scenario of indirect censorship and limitation of freedom on the internet.
During the meeting with TSE Minister Edson Fachin, Perekopsky also mentioned the TSE channel on the platform as one of the firm's key success stories. Launched as part of the company's commitments to tackle the spread of fake news in Brazil, the verified channel has attracted more than 184,000 members in less than a month. Each account can create up to 10 public channels According to media reports, the privacy watchdog was considering “blacklisting” some online platforms that have repeatedly posted doxxing information, with sources saying most messages were shared on Telegram. "Doxxing content is forbidden on Telegram and our moderators routinely remove such content from around the world," said a spokesman for the messaging app, Remi Vaughn. “[The defendant] could not shift his criminal liability,” Hui said.
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