The President of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Minister Rosa Weber.| Photo: Nelson Jr./SCO/STF.

The President of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Minister Rosa Weber, scheduled for May 17 the judgment of several actions that may define the rules of accountability of companies that operate social networks. Actions were guided that deal with the rules defined in the Civil Rights Framework for the Internet (Law 12.965/2014), which require a prior court order to hold providers accountable for maintaining illegal content posted by platform users.

A case should also be judged on the validity of court decisions that determined the blocking of the WhatsApp application across the country in 2020, informed Agência Brasil. The discussion involves judicial injunctions that determine the breach of secrecy of users who are investigated in criminal proceedings, but which are not complied with by social networks. The release of cases for trial occurs a week after the postponement of the vote on Bill (PL) 2630, known as PL das Fake News, in the Chamber of Deputies.