Facebook vs Brazil - Indigenous Outrage
The Right to Defend Freedom of Expression
Facebook has removed censorship of a photo published on the Ministry
of Culture of Brazil's page, after the Brazilian government threatened to take
legal action against the social network.
The photograph was part of a web portal called “Brasiliana
Fotográfica” which contained historical photos from the 19th and 20th
centuries. The photo was a particularly important element of the collection as
it was included due to the proximity of the Indigenous National Day. The image
shows a man and a woman of Botocuda ethnicity in which they appear topless.
Facebook removed the photo due to the company's global regulations. On the
other hand, Brazil's Minister of Culture, Juca Ferreira, took the issue very
seriously and accused the social network of violating the Brazilian national
constitution, during a press conference in Brasilia.
Following the controversy, censorship was removed and the
image was published again. The Minister took pride in such victory describing
it as a “triumph of the Indigenous people, and Brazilian people in general and
an affirmation of the Government's dignity”. The Minister still asserted however, that legal action would still proceed even after Facebook's concession.
One of Facebook's representatives responded to Ferreira's
accusations justifying such censorship. In the written message sent to the
Brazilian Minister he explained how it is not easy to find the right balance
between freedom of expression and quality of experience of the service
provided, and pointed out that the social network is always open to comments
and suggestions on how to improve the quality of its service.
Written by Giovanni Manuel for Social Songbird
Edited by Sam Bonson
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