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Brazil reverses its Telegram ban after just two days
The company says it wasn't getting the Supreme Court's emails.
Leak exposes personal data for millions of Brazilian COVID-19 patients
A mistake by a hospital worker exposed personal data for millions of Brazil's COVID-19 patients, including the country's president.
Facebook blocks Brazil president's allies after court order
Facebook has blocked allies of Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro after a court order, but it's appealing over free speech claims.
WhatsApp banned over 400,000 accounts during Brazil's election
There's little doubt that Facebook had to deal with a ton of fake news during Brazil's 2018 election, but now it's clearer just how much was on its plate. A document submitted to an investigation of misinformation during the presidential election has revealed that WhatsApp banned over 400,000 accounts in Brazil between August 15th and October 28th of last year. While WhatsApp's privacy-protecting encryption prevented the team from banning users based on message content, it used behavior to crack down on "automated and bulk messaging activities."
