MPT asks for R$50 million from Meta for electoral harassment content
Public civil action in the Labor Court calls for the removal within 24 hours of publications that encourage dismissals because of voting.
BY THE X-TRADER NEWS NEWSROOM · REPORTING FROM INFOMONEY · 2 MIN
The Public Ministry of Labor (MPT) took Meta to the Labor Court and requested compensation of R$50 million for collective moral damages, due to content linked to electoral harassment. According to InfoMoney, the public civil action was filed on Thursday (29) and targets the company that controls Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp.
The request goes beyond compensation. According to the same report, the MPT wants publications that call on businesspeople to monitor and expose workers, in addition to not hiring and firing people because of their vote, to be removed from the air within 24 hours.
The case brings together two themes that usually appear separately: the employment relationship and the circulation of content on large digital platforms. As the action was directed at Meta, the discussion takes on a dimension that is not limited to employers and employees, because it involves the company that maintains the networks where the messages circulate.
For those who advocate less state intervention, the challenge is to combine voting and employment protection with clear rules for platforms, without turning each social network into a judge of what can be said. This balance is still open.
It is important to separate what was requested from what was decided. The R$50 million and the removal of the publications are requests from the action, and it is up to the Court to analyze whether and how they will be met. By controlling three of the country's main communication applications, Meta has exposure that goes beyond a single product, and any decision on the topic can serve as a reference.
What changes for the investor
For those who follow Meta, the central point is the legal and reputational risk of a collective action of this nature. The requested value must be compared with the company's size in the financial statements before making any conclusion, and the investor must observe whether the case has developments, such as new processes or stricter moderation requirements. These adaptation costs can affect the operation of the platforms. This text does not provide a purchase or sale recommendation or price projection.
Automatically translated from Portuguese.
