Brazil’s Supreme Court Pressures Big Tech: A Dangerous Step Toward Censorship

Brazil’s Supreme Court has delivered a troubling verdict that mandates social media companies like Google, Meta, and TikTok to actively police and remove user content deemed hateful, racist, or inciting violence — a decision that could curtail free expression and impose sweeping liability on tech platforms based on ambiguous criteria.In an 8-3 vote, the court cleared the pathway for this new policy to take effect within weeks. Ostensibly designed to combat harmful online behavior such as fraud, child pornography, and violence, this ruling effectively forces private companies into the role of government censors without clear guidelines.The court failed to define...