Meta's loosened moderation policy puts it on a collision course with regulations in Latin America’s largest economy.

Brazil’s Solicitor General has criticised Meta’s hate speech policy changes, while the company claims it aims to secure greater freedom of expression. Brazil will hold a public hearing this week to discuss this issue.

Its technical foundations for a green-production boom may be sound, but Brazil’s economic travails are an obstacle. The high cost of finance is putting off bigger investments in capital-intensive projects. The real was the world’s worst-performing major currency last year, losing more than 20% of its value against the dollar.

In response to changes in Meta's content moderation policies, the Brazilian government recently held a public hearing in which Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called for a clear, firm liability regime for digital platforms to be urgently introduced in Brazilian law.

To protect their business model, Meta (and billionaire Elon Musk's X) have aligned themselves with the far right.

Representatives of major tech companies -- including Meta, Google, Facebook and X -- skipped a public hearing focused on disinformation on social media hosted Wednesday by the government of Brazil.

Donald Trump has been in office for less than 24 hours, but his administration is already working overtime to strip personnel from the executive branch who “are not aligned” with Trump’s “vision to Make America Great Again.

Big AI companies have come out hard against comprehensive regulatory efforts in the West — but are receiving a warm welcome from leaders in many other countries.

US tech giants are preparing to test the EU’s resolve, emboldened by support from the Trump administration. The EU will need to prepare itself for the inevitable clash to safeguard its democratic and

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