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Brazil Electoral Court Orders Meta Explain Instagram Blocking

By Drooid · Oct 11, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC · How we work

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Brazil's Superior Electoral Court ordered Meta to explain campaign content blocking within 48 hours.
Lula's campaign said Meta restricted Instagram feed promotion and halted view-count tracking on its posts.
The campaign reported that Lula and other leftist leaders' profiles disappeared from Instagram search before the Oct. 4 first round.
The court ordered Meta to report, profile by profile, all measures applied to Lula's official accounts.

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Brazil's Superior Electoral Court ordered Meta to explain campaign content blocking within 48 hours.
Lula's campaign said Meta restricted Instagram feed promotion and halted view-count tracking on its posts.
The campaign reported that Lula and other leftist leaders' profiles disappeared from Instagram search before the Oct. 4 first round.
The court ordered Meta to report, profile by profile, all measures applied to Lula's official accounts.