"What freedom are they talking about? The freedom to lie? The freedom to commit crimes?", Gleisi questions regarding Telegram's offensive against Bill 2630.
On Tuesday, the platform released a message to its users saying that the Fake News Bill will "end freedom of expression."
247 - The national president of the PT, congresswoman Gleisi Hoffmann, reacted to the Telegram message sent to users with false information about PL 2630 on Fake News this Tuesday (9).
The text released by the platform claims that the Fake News Bill "is one of the most dangerous pieces of legislation ever considered in Brazil" in relation to "fundamental human rights." The congresswoman questions whether the platform has read the bill and adds that the message contains "several fake news stories, such as the claim that the government has censorship powers."
"A platform, Telegram, is openly campaigning against bill 2630/20 to combat fake news. Talking about freedom! Have they read the bill? What freedom are they talking about? The freedom to commit crimes? To incite violence? To lie? Furthermore, the Telegram message contains several fake news stories, such as the one claiming the government has censorship powers," he wrote.
Early, the Chief Minister of the Secretariat of Social Communication of the Presidency of the Republic, Paulo Pimenta, also reacted to the Telegram message, and said that "legal action will be taken".
The Telegram message was sent to users after the Minister of Justice and Public Security, Flávio Dino, announced on Monday (1) that he would order the opening of an investigation into alleged abusive practices by the Google platform Regarding the debate on the Fake News Bill.