Sleeping Giants Brasil and the organization CTRL+Z sent new evidence to the Superior Electoral Court on Monday. The groups say it points to possible unequal treatment by Meta of the campaigns of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, of the Workers’ Party, and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, of the Liberal Party.
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The groups argue that Instagram and WhatsApp tools keep showing results that would favor the Liberal Party candidate. They also say the tools link Lula to derogatory content. This continues despite an electoral court order that Meta ensure equal conditions for both candidates.
Journalist Mônica Bergamo broke the story today in Folha de S.Paulo. According to her report, the organizations filed a petition addressed to Superior Electoral Court Justice Marco Aurélio Bellizze, who is overseeing the court caset. They asked him to order the alleged irregularities fixed within 24 hours. They also want Meta to explain how it ranks search results and produces answers with artificial intelligence. And they ask the court to enforce the daily fine of R$500,000 (about $99,000) it already set.
