Brazilian Government Gives Meta 72 Hours To Explain Changes In Fact Checking Program

President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, made a Meta policy such as airport wind objects (photo: x @LulaOficial)

JAKARTA - The Brazilian government has given until Monday January 13 to Meta to explain changes to the fact-checking program. This was said by Brazilian Attorney General Jorge Messias on Friday, January 10.

This step was taken after the social media company canceled the fact-checking program in the US and reduced restrictions on discussions on topics such as immigration and gender identity. It was not immediately clear what would happen after the deadline ended.

"I would like to express the big concern of the Brazilian government over the policies adopted by the Meta company, which is like an airport wind flag, always changes depending on the direction of the wind," Messias, the government's main prosecutor, told reporters in Brasilia. The Brazilian people will not be left alone by policies like this," added Messias.

On Thursday, January 9, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the change was "very serious" and announced that he should discuss this topic further.

Meta has not commented immediately on the request to provide a response. In an announcement made on Tuesday, January 7, the CEO of MNeta, Mark Zuckerberg, cited "too many errors and too many censorships". A spokesperson said that for now, Meta is planning this change only for the US market.