"Brazil’s Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user content", June 27, 2025

Brazil’s Supreme Court agreed… on details of a decision to hold social media companies liable for what their users post, clearing the way for it go into effect within weeks.

The 8-3 vote in Brazil’s top court orders tech giants like Google, Meta and TikTok to actively monitor content that involves hate speech, racism and incitation to violence and act to remove it.

…people will be able to sue social media companies for hosting illegal content if they refuse to remove it after a victim brings it to their attention. The court didn’t set out firm rules on what content is illegal, leaving it to be decided on a case-by-case basis.

The ruling strengthens a law that requires companies to remove content only after court orders, which were often ignored.

A majority of the 11 justices voted to approve the change two weeks ago, but it took until today to reach consensus on how to implement it.

The justices also agreed that social media companies will not be liable if they can show they took steps to remove illegal content in a timely fashion...

[this]… brings Brazil’s approach to big tech closer to the European Union’s approach, which has sought to rein in the power of social media companies and other digital platforms…