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Policy · Updated 13 Oct, 11:11 am IST

Brazil’s Lula campaign accuses Meta of restricting Instagram reach

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Why it matters for readers: It matters because social networks can influence who gets heard during important elections.

  • Lula’s campaign said his Instagram profile was prevented from promoting posts, which reduced his reach.1
  • The campaign alleged that Lula’s and other left leaders’ profiles disappeared from Instagram’s search function after the first round of voting on October 4.1
  • The campaign said the technical issues raise suspicions that Meta tried to interfere in the election to benefit Flavio Bolsonaro.1
  • Meta’s Brazil office denied the charges, describing the claims as "simply false" and not supported by the facts.1
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