Brazil’s Congress considers strict regulations on social media disinformation

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Brazil’s Congress is debating a proposed law that, if passed, would be one of the world’s harshest laws against fake news. The bill has already been approved by the senate and is now awaiting a vote in the lower house. Mike Fox reports that the “Fake News Bill,” as it’s being called, is extremely controversial.

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