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Brazil electoral court fines Meta, sees no deliberate election bias

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Brazil electoral court fines Meta, sees no deliberate election bias

SAO PAULO Brazil's electoral authority fined Meta's Facebook 7.5 million reais ($1.34 million) for failing to fully comply ​with judicial orders during last month's Presidential election runoff campaign, but said there ‌was no evidence so far that the company had ​deliberately acted to influence the outcome.

Meta denies accusation of anti-Lula political bias in Brazil after electoral court ruling Meta denies accusation of anti-Lula political bias in Brazil after electoral court ruling Tech giant Meta has denied accusations it has acted with political bias during Brazil’s presidential campaign Meta denies accusation of anti-Lula political bias in Brazil after electoral court ruling storyline 1 In a unanimous decision, ⁠the country's top electoral court (TSE) ruled on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) that Facebook had failed to adequately meet court demands related to allegations that its ‌platform treated content from the rival campaigns of leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator ‌Flavio Bolsonaro differently.

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