US company Meta denies accusations of political bias against Brazilian President Lula
Meta explained that it does not present content according to political ideology in Brazilian elections and applies equal rules to all candidates.
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- Meta rejected allegations that he favored Lula's rival Flavio Bolsonaro in the Brazilian elections.
- The company stated that its systems do not work according to political ideology and that equal rules apply to all candidates.
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Why It Matters
The elections held in Brazil on October 4 went to the second round on October 25 because no candidate could pass the 50 percent threshold.
Meta made a statement regarding the allegations of favoring President Lula's rival, Flavio Bolsonaro, through biased algorithms in the elections in Brazil.
In the statement, it was stated that a series of recent problems were caused by global technical glitches, anti-fraud measures and legal regulations rather than "targeted pressure", and noted that their systems did not provide content based on political ideology and that the rules were applied equally.
"Meta applies the same rules to all candidates, parties and political views in Brazil as in other elections around the world," the statement said. The expression was used.
Political bias accusations from Lula
Lula accused Meta, which includes Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp platforms, of using biased algorithms and artificial intelligence restrictions to favor his rival Bolsonaro during the election campaign.
Accordingly, in addition to artificially inflating the visibility of accounts and advertisements associated with Bolsonaro, it was argued that WhatsApp's artificial intelligence feature "Meta AI" could not create images of Lula's election campaign, while content supporting Bolsonaro was allowed.
Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court ruled that Meta should treat Lula and his rival Bolsonaro equally.
Internal interviews of Meta employees were included
On the other hand, yesterday the local newspaper "Folha de S. Paulo" featured internal correspondence allegedly belonging to Meta employees.
Accordingly, it was claimed that Meta employees admitted that they were restricted from featuring certain posts in Lula's election campaign accounts due to technical glitches and algorithmic limitations.
On the other hand, it was stated that the employees claimed that these malfunctions were systemic.
elections in brazil
People in Brazil went to the polls for the presidential election on October 4, but the elections were postponed to the second round on October 25 because no candidate could exceed 50 percent.
In the second round of the Presidential race, current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the candidate of the right, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, will compete.
Open Questions
- Did technical glitches in internal correspondence affect the election results?
