Human rights group Global Witness found Facebook was still allowing ads containing death threats and other calls to violence on its platform, four days after the uprising
Supporters of Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, demonstrate against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as security forces operate, outside Brazil’s National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, on January 8 2023. Picture: REUTERS/ADRIANO MACHADO Facebook approved a series of online ads promoting violence in Brazil, days after protesters ransacked government buildings, according to a new report.
However, four days after the uprising, human rights organisation Global Witness found Facebook was still allowing ads containing death threats and other calls to violence on its platform. Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office on January 1 after defeating Bolsonaro in a runoff election in October. Bolsonaro refused to concede defeat, however, and some supporters claimed the election was stolen.
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