Judge orders arrest of Brazil Google president
Source: BBC
A regional judge has ordered the arrest of Google's president in Brazil, Fabio Jose Silva Coelho, after the company failed to take down Youtube videos.
Authorities say the videos are slanderous towards a candidate running in a city's election for mayor.
The judge ordered the removal of the videos last week, but Google has refused to remove them and says it is appealing. It says it is not responsible for the content posted on its site.
According to Brazilian media, the videos in question suggest Alcides Bernal - a mayoral candidate in the city of Campo Grande - is guilty of committing crimes.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19724403
jtuck004
(15,882 posts)He will be out soon after.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)and see where that gets Brazil in the longer run...
jtuck004
(15,882 posts)(I mean Google algorithms of free speech)
They are censoring Google in China, much against Google's wishes, I think. I read there is now something on those pages that the results are censored.
Here, I am not sure the country has China's muscle, though I am sure Google has to weigh the profit and loss, and not just in money.
Democat
(11,617 posts)Why would someone be arrested for slander while appealing a court ruling?
Sounds like something more may be going on.