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Do you still use the WhatsApp as the main messenger or another alternative? After several attempts to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) can suspend Telegram in Brazil precisely because the application does not have an official representative in our country. the minister Luis Roberto Barroso, president of TSE, is trying to make with the messaging app to establish a partnership that will reduce the spread of fake news in the elections, but there is no response even by email. 485g2s
If the blockade in Brazil really happens, our country would be the 12th in the world to block Telegram, alongside nations such as Russia, China and 9 other countries. Understand the case right now and how this blockage would happen.
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When a problem like this or any other office happens with a messaging application, it is normal for representatives (which can be the company's own or outsourced) to establish with the government for an amicable resolution. The lack of a team located in Brazil is one of the reasons that can make the TSE manage to suspend theTelegram.
The Fake News Bill (2630/2020), which is still undergoing approval in the Chamber of Deputies, requires social media platforms to have legal representation in the country. The President of the TSE Luis Roberto Barroso been trying to the president of Telegram Pavel Durov, during different times of the last year. The last one happened on December 16th, when a notification requesting for the correct use of the Telegram in Brazil was sent by email.
You must be wondering if the TSE did not the Telegram by means of a letter sent to the headquarters, which is located in Arab Emirates. Well, the attempt actually happened, but when the delivery attempt was made, messages like “company out of hours” and “postman not answered” were logged in the system.
That is, as there is no way to talk to those responsible for the Telegram, the decision of TSE is to carry out the block so, who knows, some pronouncement is made.
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Much is said about how the fake news in elections can be used to change the outcome and a simple well-written message can be more than enough to change the minds of many people. Companies know this and are taking action so that we don't have problems during the election period. O Twitter, for example, brought to Brazil a own tool for reporting fake news, as a complement to the functionality that was available.
O WhatsApp, the largest messaging app in Brazil, has partnered with Superior Electoral Court which resulted in the creation of a bot verified on green messenger which offers information on voting, candidates and health tips. The first use was made in 2020, but it is expected that in the 2022 elections this tool will be widely used by citizens again. A tool called Megaphone it was also being used on Facebook to display election warnings in s' feeds.
O Google, which has had representatives in Brazil for more than ten years, is also preparing for this year's elections to have as little fake news as possible. A partnership with the TSE was closed to focus official apps on Google Play Store. The same goes for displaying a transparency report for the population, which informs the value and who invested in ads. Journalists will also have access to a series of tools from the Google to do more assertive work.
That is, many social networks have already realized its importance in public communication and how it can be used for evil. As there are no representatives of the Telegram in Brazil, the conversation to fight fake news in the elections it is impossible to happen.
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If you are subscribed to many channels or your is part of many groups, you must surely be wondering how this possible blocking of Telegram in Brazil it can happen. There are actually two options. The first one involves withdrawing from app stores like App Store e Google Play, which would officially prevent new installations. In this case, you could still use the Telegram in Brazil, but creating new ones and even reinstalling the application would not be possible.
The second option provides for a more comprehensive block, since Brazilian internet operators would be obliged to prevent access to the service, interrupting the connection with the servers of the Telegram.
An alternative to continue using it in this second case is to use virtual private networks (VPNs) that change the 's IP. But as additional work is needed in this method, Brazilians are not expected to make use of a VPN just to go back to using the Telegram in Brazil.
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The idea of suspending Telegram may sound a little too drastic, but this wouldn't be the first time that the WhatsApp face a case like this. Of Russian origin, the Telegram already stopped working in this part of the world between 2018 and 2020. The Russian government claimed that the app did not share data linked to terrorism. These are the countries that have already chosen to suspend Telegram:
- China;
- Will;
- Azerbaijan;
- Bahrain;
- Belarus;
- Cuba;
- India;
- Indonesia;
- Pakistan;
- Thailand.
In addition to the possibility of TSE to block the application in Brazil as a way to end fake news in elections, government officials think about opting for the same alternative to not only reduce the spread of fake news, but also try to end hate speech that is free in the messaging app.
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Sources: Globe l VEJA l Valor Econômico
