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Brazil’s Federal Police Says It Will ‘Punish’ Creators Of ‘Fake News’ Ahead Of Elections
This week, Brazil’s Federal Police used Twitter to announce a new censorship program to “identify and punish the authors of ‘fake news’” ahead of the country’s upcoming presidential election. The announcement echoes French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to introduce legislation that could involve blocking entire websites, ostensibly to stop the spread of misinformation during election…