[bestbits] Attempt to block Facebook in Brazil

[Carolina Rossini]

Renata might be able to help you sooner. I am in a tight schedule today.

On Tuesday, October 11, 2016, Ellery Biddle <ellerygv at gmail.com> wrote:

> We are working on an item about this for Global Voices. Carolina, could
> you explain or point us to an explanation of the election regs as they
> relate to MC?
>
> Carolina Rossini wrote:
> > note that this is related to Brazilian Elections Regulations, which are
> > very very innapropriate for the digital age and FoE, not Marco Civil
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 12:44 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro <
> raquino at gmail.com <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> One of the strange Mondays in Brazil again.
> >> Today a judge ordered a block in Facebook throughout Brazil due to a
> >> political satire page.
> >> Facebook removed the page and the blockage ended up not really
> happening.
> >> However, next steps remain undetermined.
> >> Sorry, the news is in Portuguese.
> >> http://olhardigital.uol.com.br/noticia/juiz-manda-
> >> bloquear-facebook-em-todo-o-brasil-por-24-horas/62909
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Renata
> >>
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> Ellery Roberts Biddle
> Global Voices, Advocacy Director
> @ellerybiddle
>
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