Brazil halts Meta and bars it from using news content to train its AI without permission

TechnologyInternationalEl TiempoNov 4, 2026, 12:36 PMAI summary

A court in São Paulo preliminarily barred Meta from collecting, copying, storing or using journalistic content without authorization to develop and train its artificial intelligence systems. Judge Guilherme Madeira Dezem also prevented the company from blocking accounts or sanctioning media outlets that reject its new commercial terms. The lawsuit was filed by ANJ, Abert and Aner. Meta could face a daily fine of one million reais, capped at 100 million reais.

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The ruling is preliminary and will remain in force while the judicial process in São Paulo moves forward.
Meta cannot condition media outlets' presence on its platforms on a general waiver of their copyrights.
The company must keep the outlets' accounts and tools operational on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads.

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