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    Brazil’s Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user content

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    Lady Justice statue, depicting a seated, blindfolded woman holding a sword, stands outside the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

    By Mauricio Savarese

    SAO PAULO (AP) --

    Brazil’s Supreme Court agreed on Thursday on details of a decision to hold social media companies liable for what their users post, clearing the way for it go into effect within weeks.

    The 8-3 vote in Brazil’s top court orders tech giants like Google, Meta and TikTok to actively monitor content that involves hate speech, racism and incitation to violence and act to remove it.

    The case has unsettled the relationship between the South American nation and the U.S. government. Critics have expressed concern that the move could threaten free speech if platforms preemptively remove content that could be problematic.

    After Thursday’s ruling is published by the court, people will be able to sue social media companies for hosting illegal content if they refuse to remove it after a victim brings it to their attention. The court didn’t set out firm rules on what content is illegal, leaving it to be decided on a case-by-case basis.

    The ruling strengthens a law that requires companies to remove content only after court orders, which were often ignored.

    It’s the product of two cases accepted by the court last year in which social media companies were accused of failed to act against users promoting fraud, child pornography and violence.

    A majority of the 11 justices voted to approve the change two weeks ago, but it took until today to reach consensus on how to implement it.

    The justices also agreed that social media companies will not be liable if they can show they took steps to remove illegal content in a timely fashion.

    Google said in a statement that is analyzing the court’s decision.

    “We remain open for dialogue,” the company said.

    Brazil’s top court came to the decision after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned of possible visa restrictions against foreign officials involved in censoring American citizens.

    Thursday’s ruling brings Brazil’s approach to big tech closer to the European Union’s approach, which has sought to rein in the power of social media companies and other digital platforms.

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    Nathalie Baye, French actor known for her warmth and versatility, dies at 77

    Sunday, April 19, 2026
    Actress Nathalie Baye poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Juste La Fin Du Monde (It's Only The End Of The World) at the 69th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

    Nathalie Baye, a French actor who was a fan's favorite for her her down-to-earth charm and great versatility, has died. She was 77.

    French president Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to an actor "with whom we loved, dreamed and grew." French media reported that Baye died on Friday in Paris from a neurodegenerative disease, quoting a statement from her relatives.

    "We loved Nathalie Baye so much," Macron wrote in a message on X. "Through her voice, her smiles, and her modesty, she accompanied the past decades of French cinema, from François Truffaut to Tonie Marshall."

    Baye featured in more than 80 movies, switching from mainstream comedies to auteur films with ease in a career that spanned over five decades. She twice claimed the prize for best actress at the Césars, France's equivalent of the Oscars.

    Baye, who was Leonardo DiCaprio's on-screen mother in Steven Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can," won both popular and critical acclaim for her role in "Venus Beauty Institute," a romantic comedy that follows three women working in a Parisian beauty salon as they search for fulfilment. Marshall won the César award for best director in 2000 for the movie.

    The daughter of artists, Baye first trained as a dancer then honed her acting skills at the famed Cours Simon and the Conservatoire. She took the spotlight in François Truffaut's "Day for Night" in 1973 and, five years later, worked with him again on "The Green Room."

    Baye worked with directors Maurice Pialat, Claude Sautet and Bertrand Tavernier, among others. She rose to fame with "The Return of Martin Guerre" in 1982. A year later, her role as a tough-talking streetwalker devoted to her down-and-out gangster boyfriend Philippe Leotard in "La Balance" earned her a... Read More

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