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Facebook removes Brazilian president's page days before election

Original: RE: https:// mastodon.social/@campuscodi/11 7353868814624656 This is an act of war. Facebook, has taken the Brazilian Pr

Facebook has taken down the page of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro days ahead of the country's election, drawing furious reactions. Critics, including security commentator Catalin Cimpanu and others on social media, called the removal an unprecedented intervention in a sovereign election, with some going as far as labelling it an 'act of war' and foreign subversion. Others are likely to defend it as routine platform enforcement, and details of the exact rule violated remain unclear.

Why now: A major platform removing a sitting president's account right before a national election is highly controversial and politically explosive.

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• RE: https:// mastodon.social/@campuscodi/11 7353868814624656 This is an act of war. Facebook, has taken the Brazilian President off the internet in the days before the Brazilian election. An Act of War. A foreign subversion of a sovereign state. No idea what a proportional… · kevinrns@mstdn.social · 108

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