毛里西奥·萨瓦雷塞 圣保罗 —— 科技巨头 Meta 公司周二表示，已遵守巴西选举法院的一项命令，在其平台上对总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦和反对派候选人弗拉维奥·博尔索纳罗给予同等待遇，以应对 10 月 25 日举行的全国最高职位决选。此案是法院介入修正影响政治和选举的平台失衡问题的最新例证。
MAURICIO SAVARESE SAO PAULO — Tech giant Meta said on Tuesday it has complied with an order of Brazil’s electoral court for it to give equal treatment in its platforms to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and opposition candidate Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of the Oct. 25 runoff for the nation’s top job. The case is the latest example of courts intervening to fix platform imbalances impacting politics and elections.
该诉讼由卢拉竞选团队于 10 月 15 日发起，当时该团队指控这家拥有 Instagram、Facebook 和 WhatsApp 的科技公司利用有偏见的算法和 AI 限制来偏袒博尔索纳罗。周一，数百人在该公司位于大都市圣保罗的办公室前举行抗议。
The suit was triggered by Lula’s campaign on Oct. 15, when it accused the tech company that owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp of using biased algorithms and AI restrictions to favor Bolsonaro. On Monday, hundreds of people protested in front of the company’s office in metropolis Sao Paulo.
Meta 表示，已“完成实施措施以遵守选举法院的指令”。该公司补充称，法院下令的限制“不影响自然发布的帖子”。博尔索纳罗在 10 月 4 日举行的首轮选举中获得最多选票，得票率为 47%，卢拉为 45%，民调和分析人士表明，两人将陷入胶着竞争，直到最后一刻才分出胜负。
Meta said it had “completed the implementation of measures to comply with the directive from the electoral court.”It added the restrictions ordered by the court “do not affect organic posts.”Bolsonaro won the most votes in the first round of the elections on Oct. 4, with 47% to Lula’s 45% , with polls and analysts suggesting they will be in a tight race for victory until the last minute.
Meta 表示，已实施全面措施以强制遵守选举法规并维护国家民主进程的完整性。该公司还表示，实施了专门的人工审核制度，根据该制度，对总统竞选广告账户实施的任何自动封锁或限制必须在两小时内接受人工评估。
Meta said it has enforced comprehensive measures to enforce compliance with electoral regulations and safeguard the integrity of the nation’s democratic process. It also said it implemented a dedicated human review system, under which any automatic blocks or limitations placed on presidential campaign ad accounts must undergo manual evaluation within two hours.
Meta 坚称，其近期的运营事故源于技术局限，而非任何偏袒。该公司再次否认任何关于政治偏见、操纵或故意干涉巴西选举的指控。
Meta insisted its recent operational incidents come from technical limitations rather than any partiality . It once again denied any allegations of political bias, manipulation or intentional interference in Brazil’s elections.
巴西选举法院发言人塔蒂亚娜·科克拉尔确认收到 Meta 的回复，并补充称，预计周二晚些时候，该公司代表和两个总统竞选团队代表将在首都巴西利亚与一名法官会面，讨论有关情况。
Tatiana Cochlar, a spokesperson for Brazil’s electoral court, confirmed Meta’s response was received and added that later on Tuesday representatives of the company and the two presidential campaigns are expected to meet with a judge in capital Brasilia to discuss the situation.
巴西的案例与欧洲的先例相呼应，欧洲国家的国家机器同样进行了干预。在德国，2019年的一项法院裁决强制Facebook恢复一个被屏蔽的政治页面，以保护政治平等。五年后，罗马尼亚在隐藏的TikTok机器人网络助推一名亲俄候选人后，宣布其总统大选无效。该欧洲国家随后通过立法，强制要求在政治性社交媒体信息上标注追踪代码。
The case in Brazil mirrors precedents in Europe where the state apparatus also intervened. In Germany, a 2019 court ruling forced Facebook to restore a blocked political page to protect political equality. Five years later, Romania annulled its presidential election after hidden TikTok bot networks boosted a pro-Russia candidate. The European nation later passed legislation mandating tracking codes on political social media messaging.