Stories and investigations - Núcleo Jornalismo

Bluesky struggles to moderate child abuse material in Portuguese

Nucleo and Brazilian researchers investigated the platform and mapped over 125 Portuguese-language profiles that sell or share child sexual abuse material on Bluesky.

Por Sofia Schurig

/ 24.Set.2024

Bluesky struggles to moderate child abuse material in Portuguese

Now unwilling to cooperate, X previously removed posts at the request of the Brazilian government

The social network signed an agreement with the government last May and even removed content containing disinformation by request of the Attorney General's Office

Por Sofia Schurig

/ 6.Set.2024

Now unwilling to cooperate, X previously removed posts at the request of the Brazilian government

X's downfall led Bluesky to gain 500,000 Brazilian users in just 2 days

"Each of our engineers is currently monitoring their computers," said the platform's COO to Nucleo.

Por Sérgio Spagnuolo

/ 30.Ago.2024

X's downfall led Bluesky to gain 500,000 Brazilian users in just 2 days

X is now blocked in Brazil

Regular access to X in the country started to be blocked at around midnight of Aug. 31. App is still accessible through the use of VPNs

Por Sérgio Spagnuolo, Sofia Schurig e Pedro Nakamura

/ 30.Ago.2024

Supreme Court threatens to block X in Brazil for not having a local representative

Justice Alexandre de Moraes says Elon Musk's company has 24 hours to appoint a representative in the country or face being suspended in national territory. Notification was officially delivered through a post on X.

Por Sérgio Spagnuolo, Sofia Schurig e Pedro Nakamura

/ 28.Ago.2024

Supreme Court threatens to block X in Brazil for not having a local representative

Terrorgram, a network of neo-Nazi channels, is spreading across Brazil

Hosted on Telegram, channels spread terrorism and share guides on how to make weapons and explosives.

Por Sofia Schurig

/ 28.Ago.2024

Terrorgram, a network of neo-Nazi channels, is spreading across Brazil

Google is making it easier to access CSAM deepfakes online

Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo display, without any moderation, AI-generated images that explicitly depict child sexual exploitation (CSAM), facilitating access to this type of material.

Por Sofia Schurig

/ 29.Jul.2024

Google is making it easier to access CSAM deepfakes online

Pornographic deepfakes of Kamala Harris are all over Google Images

Major search engines have been indexing suggestive images of Harris, which were made by a generative AI site without any moderation

Por Sofia Schurig e Sérgio Spagnuolo

/ 26.Jul.2024

Pornographic deepfakes of Kamala Harris are all over Google Images

Brazilian regulator orders Meta to stop using user data to feed AI, says practice puts people at risk

Personal data protection agency ANPD issued a ruling suspending Meta's new privacy policy in Brazil, where it has 102 million active users, for allegedly putting users, including children, at risk

Por Sofia Schurig e Sérgio Spagnuolo

/ 2.Jul.2024

Brazilian regulator orders Meta to stop using user data to feed AI, says practice puts people at risk

Meta tried to discredit researchers who identified fraudulent ads in its platforms

Meta's lawyers called researchers from NetLab, a research group affiliated with one of Brazil's top universities, "biased" and "unable to produce technical evidence" after the company was fined for fraudulent ads using the name of a federal government program.

Por Pedro Nakamura e Alexandre Orrico

/ 12.Jun.2024

Meta tried to discredit researchers who identified fraudulent ads in its platforms

Núcleo and El Clip announce training for journalists investigating Big Tech

The Big Tech Investigation Lab is exclusive to journalists from Latin America, who will receive a fellowship to participate in the event in Costa Rica

Por Jade Drummond

/ 29.Mai.2024

Núcleo and El Clip announce training for journalists investigating Big Tech

Elon Musk is up in arms against Brazil's most polarizing Supreme Court justice

Justice Alexandre de Moraes has been divisive figure in Brazilian politics for the past four years, as he has been taking strong stances against anti-democratic activities and online rhetoric

Por Sérgio Spagnuolo

/ 7.Abr.2024

Elon Musk is up in arms against Brazil's most polarizing Supreme Court justice