Meta's loosened moderation policy puts it on a collision course with regulations in Latin America’s largest economy.

Brazil’s Solicitor General has criticised Meta’s hate speech policy changes, while the company claims it aims to secure greater freedom of expression. Brazil will hold a public hearing this week to discuss this issue.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg praised the Trump administration for supporting Silicon Valley, calling 2025 a pivotal year for redefining Meta’s government relationships. Meta and Zuckerberg have taken steps to mend ties with Trump,

Its technical foundations for a green-production boom may be sound, but Brazil’s economic travails are an obstacle. The high cost of finance is putting off bigger investments in capital-intensive projects. The real was the world’s worst-performing major currency last year, losing more than 20% of its value against the dollar.

In response to changes in Meta's content moderation policies, the Brazilian government recently held a public hearing in which Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called for a clear, firm liability regime for digital platforms to be urgently introduced in Brazilian law.

Under international law, countries are obligated to receive their own citizens who are deported by another country. But in practice, there are often ways to push back. Countries can block deportation flights from landing, decline to issue travel documents to their citizens and refuse to acknowledge that the deportees are their citizens.

While fans around the world may feel like they know everything about Anitta, the Brazilian superstar has yet to introduce fans to Larissa — until now. In her upcoming Netflix documentary, titled Larissa: The Other Side of Anitta, the “Envolver” singer — born Larissa de Macedo Machado — gets personal about the private side of her life.

For Bitcoin accounts and those with dissident views, the takedown of accounts remind many that giant tech companies control much of what happens on the Internet.

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Moove, which offers vehicle financing to gig drivers across six continents, has acquired Kovi, a Brazilian urban mobility provider, in an all-share transaction.

Episode 5 of When Calls the Heart Season 12, titled Mom’s the Word, will air on February 2, 2025, at 9/8c on Hallmark Channel.

Maga is built more on the cult of the entrepreneur than on the cult of the strongman, though they overlap. Many businesspeople regard great entrepreneurs as the winners of life’s game. Trump built his reputation playing a great entrepreneur on TV.