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Brazil's internet bill row, explained

Messaging app Telegram calls it an "attack on democracy," Google says it "seriously threatens free speech" -- but what exactly is in Brazil's controversial measure to regulate disinformation online? - Telegram sent a message Tuesday to its more than 40 million users in Brazil warning that Congress "is about to pass a law that will end free speech" and "give the government censorship powers."

The Brazilian government objected on Tuesday to Google LLC campaigning against an internet regulation bill to crack down on fake news and ordered the US

Brazil's lower chamber of Congress will vote on Tuesday afternoon on an internet regulation bill that cracks down on fake news and has become a battleground between big tech firms and the Brazilian government and its allies. Bill 2630, also known as the Fake News Law, puts the onus on the internet companies, search engines and social messaging services to find and report illegal material, instead of leaving it to the courts, charging hefty fines for failures to do so.

Brasilia, May 2 (EFE).- The Brazilian government on Tuesday threatened Google with large fines over what officials called a “abusive and deceitful campaign” against a bill now moving through the South American nation’s legislature that seeks to limit the circulation of disinformation on the internet. Justice Minister Flavio Dino gave Google two hours to take …