Twitter Clashes With Brazil Over School Violence Posts
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Twitter faces a backlash in Brazil after it refused government requests to take down posts and profiles suspected of inspiring violence.
Authorities this week started over 500 requests to remove content and profiles that were initially rejected by Twitter.
The Justice Ministry’s push comes as the country is still in shock following the murder of four children this month.
Local media stated that Twitter has started removing some of the content highlighted by the Ministry of Justice as a result of pressure from Brazilian authorities.
However, it is still unknown whether Twitter will comply with the government’s request.
In Brazil, occurrences of school violence were uncommon, but researchers at the University of So Paulo have counted 10 cases during the last 13 months.
According to Carolina Ricardo, there is a definite link between attacks and social media networks that disseminate hate speech.
Twitter and Brazilian authorities also had a dispute in 2021 over tweets on school violence in the state of Santa Catarina.