Federal Supreme Court (STF), Gilmar Mendes, said that article 19 of the Internet Civil Marco must be reviewed in the face of contemporary challenges imposed by digital platforms. The magistrate defended, in an interview with Radio França Internacional (RFI), a greater responsibility for social networks and has highlighted the need for Brazil to be inspired by European legislation to deal with disinformation and protect democracy.
Federal Supreme Court (Stf) Gilmar Mendes said that article 19 of the Internet Marco Civil must be reviewed in front of the contemporary challenges imposed by digital platforms. The magistrate defended, in an interview with Radio França Internacional (RFI), a greater responsibility for social networks and has highlighted the need for Brazil to be inspired by European legislation to deal with disinformation and protect democracy.
This Wednesday (4), the Supreme Court issues the sentence on the constitutionality of article 19 of the Internet Civil Marco, which establishes that the contents can be removed only by order of the court. For Gilmar Mendes, this rule no longer responds to current challenges.
“This model, 2012, 2014, when it comes to the neutrality of the platforms, agreed. He played an important role, but today we are suffering from distortions in the face of the evolution of the networks and problems we face, as false news and threats to the same democracy,” he said.
The minister held a conference on Monday (2) at the Franco-Brazilian radio and television seminar organized by Abert (Brazilian radio and television association) at the Brazilian embassy in Paris, where he highlighted the need to regulate social networks, which does not mean, according to the dean, compromised freedom of expression.
“The regulation of social networks is not Tolher, or in any way mitigate the fundamental right to freedom of expression,” he told the event. Gilmar Mendes claimed that the court is moving towards an interpretation that allows the withdrawal of the contents simply notification to the platforms, without the need for a decision of the court. “It is a significant change in terms of greater responsibility for platforms,” he explained.
Brazil is an example
During the interview with RFIGilmar Mendes also criticized the business model of social networks, which, according to him, feeds on polarization and disinformation. “The platforms are successful with conflicts. Printal news does not generate involvement. What generates involvement is often false controversial materials. This is linked to monetization,” he said.
He claimed that Brazil follows the example of countries such as France, Germany and the United Kingdom, who have already adopted more severe legislation. “False news is not a Brazilian problem, we also saw the revelations of manipulation in the debates, even with artificial intelligence,” he said. For the dean Stf, Brazil should serve as an example, referring to attacks on January 8 and a disinformation propagation system adopted in the previous government. “We had abuse, a government that abused false news, there was such a” hatred office “. The institutions were resistant, but we are aware that we must make a good regulation and, of course, we have a lot to learn from the progress that are already detected in Europe”, he concluded.
Source: Terra
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