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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Kari Paul and agency

Brazil receives pushback from tech companies on ‘fake news’ bill

A 3-D printed Google logo.
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, placed advertising on its search page in Brazil campaigning against the ‘fake news’ law. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

Brazil’s government is taking a stand against major tech companies over a new internet regulation that is shaping up to be one of the world’s strongest laws on social media.

Bill 2630, also known as the “fake news” law, puts the onus on the internet companies, search engines and social messaging services to find and report illegal material, instead of leaving it to the courts, charging hefty fines for failures to do so.

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