The Federal Supreme Court (STF) scheduled for November 27th the trial of three actions that deal with the responsibility of internet providers in removing content containing misinformation and disseminating hate speech in an extrajudicial manner, without express determination by the Court.
The date was confirmed this Wednesday (16) by the President of the Court, Minister Luís Roberto Barroso, responsible for the plenary’s judgment agenda.
On that occasion, the Supreme Court will judge actions reported by ministers Luiz Fux, Edson Fachin and Dias Toffoli. The processes were released for analysis in August this year.
In the case of the action reported by Dias Toffoli, the court will judge the constitutionality of the Marco Civil da Internet rule (Law 12,965/2014) which requires a prior court order to hold providers responsible for illicit acts.
In the process reported by Minister Fux, the STF will discuss whether a company that hosts a website should monitor offensive content and remove it from the air without judicial intervention.
The action reported by Fachin discusses the legality of blocking the WhatsApp messaging application due to court decisions.
Last year, the Supreme Court held a public hearing to discuss the rules of the Marco Civil da Internet.
The objective was to listen to experts and representatives from the public sector and civil society to obtain technical, economic and legal information before judging the issue
