The Attorney General of the Union (AGU) requested this Friday (7) from the Supreme Federal Court (STF) speed in the resumption of trial on the accountability of social networks for illegal content posted by users.
The trial was suspended in December last year after a request for a view of Minister André Mendonça. The date for resumption has not yet been marked.
In the petition sent to the Supreme Court, the AGU states that the theme should be treated as a priority against the announcement of the goal (Instagram controller, Facebook and WhatsApp) of new rules that can make the fight against hate speeches flexible.
For the agency, the new model of the terms of use of the platforms allows the dissemination of messages with racist, xenophobic, misogynistic and homophobic content.
“Changes promoted by the applicant in his terms of use, notably as to the greater permissiveness for hatred discourse against vulnerable groups, violates the set of grounds and solutions so far outlined by this supreme cut for the dismissal of constitutional controversy in relation to criminal practices “argues the AGU.
AGU also asked the Supreme Court to join the document that brings together the contributions received by the agency During the public hearing held in January this year to discuss the protection of fundamental rights in social networks.
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The plenary of the Supreme Court judges two processes that discuss the constitutionality of article 19 of the Civil Marco of the Internet.
In the lawsuit reported by Minister Dias Toffoli, the Court discusses the validity of the rule that requires prior court order to hold the providers accountable for illicit acts. The case deals with a Facebook appeal to overthrow court decision that condemned the platform for moral damages by creating a user’s false profile.
In the process reported by Minister Luiz Fux, the Supreme Court judges if a company that hosts a site on the Internet must oversee offensive content and remove them from the air without judicial intervention. The feature was filed by Google.
To date, three votes have been delivered at the trial.
