Telegram messenger released a note with questionable information about PL 2630/2020 and will be notified by Senacon
OR Telegram released this Tuesday afternoon (9) a message opposing PL 2.630/2020, popularly known as Fake News PL. The mass shooting occurred through the official messenger channel on the platform itself, also involving the names of Google AND Objective moving and must generate a notification from the National Secretariat of Consumers (Senacon).
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What does Telegram say?
In the catchphrase-filled message, the application accuses the bill of censorship and claims that “democracy is under attack in Brazil” and accuses the PL of transferring “judicial powers to applications” by instructing companies to monitor and remove from the remove illegal content posted by its users.
According to Telegram, Brazil already has laws to address criminal activities and the new legislation would aim to “circumvent this legal structure, allowing a single administrative entity to regulate speech without independent and prior judicial oversight”.
Again according to the messenger, the new legislation could force the program to leave the country. “If approved, companies with Telegram may have to stop providing services in Brazil,” the statement said.
To reinforce the thesis, Telegram also mentions the positioning of Google and Meta, also opposed to the approval of the provision.
Meta and Google respond
Shortly after the release of the note, the two giants issued statements in which they say they do not authorize the inclusion of their names in the Telegram message or endorse the content presented by it.
Check the target note:
“We have learned through press reports this Tuesday, May 9, 2023, that the Telegram application has sent a message to users in Brazil regarding PL 2630/2020, which is pending in the National Congress. The use of its name by of Telegram in said message and denies the allegations in the text,” says Meta.
Check the Google note:
“On Tuesday, May 9, we were informed that the Telegram messaging app had sent a notice to its users regarding Law 2630/2020 (PL/2630). We are quoted in the text without any authorization and we do not recognize your content,” he says Google.
Senacon will inform Telegram
Through his Twitter profile, the national secretary of consumer protection Wadih Damous declared that Senacon will warn Telegram for what he considers an imbalance of forces in the debate on the issue.
Telegram repeats the attacks already carried out by its counterparts against PL 2630 through false information.
Senacon is informing the platform, because we understand that the debate must be balanced. All voices, for or against, must be heard on an equal footing.
— Wadih Damous (@wadih_damous) May 9, 2023
Telegram vs. justice
It is worth mentioning that the relationship between Telegram and the Brazilian justice system has not been smooth for some time. The app has already been considered “big challenge” in the fight against fake news during the elections by the Higher Electoral Tribunal and it turned out hostile to strengthen the fight against fake news during the election period. The program was blocked in Brazil in early 2022.
More recently, the messenger created by Pavel Durov he claimed it was impossible to cooperate with the investigation on the presence of neo-Nazi groups on the platform. This also brought the app to be suspended for more than 24 hours in the country.
What is PL 2.630/2020?
The Fake News PL proposes that internet companies monitor and remove illegal and criminal content posted on their platforms and, as a last resort, be held accountable for maintaining these materials. In the event of non-compliance, companies can pay fines of up to R$1 million per hour.
OR canaltech prepared a specific indication who is in favor and who is against PL 2.630/2020 and also the arguments put forward by both sides. check the announcement from Telegram in full.
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