[governance] Another case of local laws affecting a global content supplier

[Roland Perry]

"A regional judge has ordered the arrest of Google's president in 
Brazil, Fabio Jose Silva Coelho, after the company failed to take down 
YouTube videos.

Authorities say the videos are slanderous towards a candidate running in 
a city's election for mayor.

The judge ordered the removal of the videos last week, but Google has 
refused to remove them and says it is appealing.

It says it is not responsible for the content posted on its site.

According to Brazilian media, the videos in question suggest Alcides 
Bernal - a mayoral candidate in the city of Campo Grande - is guilty of 
committing crimes.

Judge Flavio Peren, who sits at a regional electoral court in Mato 
Grosso do Sul state, ruled the videos violated local election laws."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19724403
-- 
Roland Perry

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