Brazil's Supreme Court Sets 60-Day Deadline for Big Tech Companies to Adopt Measures to Remove Illegal Content
Key takeaways
- The period was established as a transition phase for platforms to comply with the court’s decision on liability rules, with the final wording to be formally issued by the court’s president, Edson Fachin, next week.
- At the end of the trial, Fachin suggested adding protection for platforms in cases of uncertainty over content that should be removed.
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The period was established as a transition phase for platforms to comply with the court’s decision on liability rules, with the final wording to be formally issued by the court’s president, Edson Fachin, next week.
The proposal came from Justice Dias Toffoli, the rapporteur of the case, who considered the deadline "reasonable and more than sufficient to complete the relevant measures." Companies and organizations had requested at least six months to comply with the rules.
At the end of the trial, Fachin suggested adding protection for platforms in cases of uncertainty over content that should be removed. Justice André Mendonça agreed with the deadline but presented a dissenting view, arguing that big tech companies’ liability for illegal third-party content cannot be shared, as it could create a chilling effect on freedom of expression.