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Brazil says Meta getting rid of factcheckers is ‘bad for democracy’

Brazil says Meta getting rid of factcheckers is ‘bad for democracy’

Brazilian officials also ask tech giant to clarify whether it intends to implement changes in country within 30 days

The decision by the social media giant Meta to end factchecking in the United States is “bad for democracy”, Brazil’s newly appointed communication minister, Sidonio Palmeira, said on Wednesday.

Meta’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, stunned many with his announcement on Tuesday that he was pulling the plug on factchecking at Facebook and Instagram in the US, citing concerns about political bias.

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