It is so sad to see many people defending laws against fake speech. Do you all really want a "Ministry of Truth". Do you want the Government to decide what is true unilaterally, and block everything else as "illicit misinformation". How is this different from the USSR? By this logic the Stasi was just punishing people who spread "disinformation".
How do you contest an election in such an environment, if criticising government policy means "spreading disinformation". Telegram opposed a bill and they were forced to share the below message to their users:
"By determination of the STF, the company Telegram communicates: The previous message from Telegram characterized FLAGRANT and ILLEGAL DISINFORMATION offensive to the National Congress, the Judiciary, the Rule of Law and the Brazilian Democracy, because it fraudulently distorted the discussion and debates on the regulation of social network providers and private messaging services (Bill 2630), in an attempt to induce and instigate users to coerce parliamentarians"
How do you contest an election in such an environment, if criticising government policy means "spreading disinformation". Telegram opposed a bill and they were forced to share the below message to their users:
"By determination of the STF, the company Telegram communicates: The previous message from Telegram characterized FLAGRANT and ILLEGAL DISINFORMATION offensive to the National Congress, the Judiciary, the Rule of Law and the Brazilian Democracy, because it fraudulently distorted the discussion and debates on the regulation of social network providers and private messaging services (Bill 2630), in an attempt to induce and instigate users to coerce parliamentarians"