Commentary
Social media companies are often accused of censoring conservative voices. However, the Constitution of Brazil explicitly prohibits all forms of censorship or any hindrance being placed on freedom of expression and freedom of thought.
These important freedoms appeared to be considerably restored in Brazil when the nation’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, signed a measure on Sept. 6 that temporarily prevented social media companies from removing posts based on what they arbitrarily decided to constitute “fake news.” These temporary rules required such companies to restore the post or account of a censored person unless a court order expressly decided the removal was warranted….