Google hires Temer for negotiations on big techs – 06/30/2023 – Poder

Former president Michel Temer was hired by Google to help negotiate the regulation of internet platforms. According to Temer confirmed to the Sheethe has been acting for about three weeks with “mediation” with parliamentarians.

The former president was with deputy Orlando Silva (PC do B-SP) to discuss points of PL 2630, the PL of Fake News, reported by the parliamentarian in the Chamber.

The two were together in São Paulo. Temer presented Google’s views on the legislation, mainly on the bill’s measures that would increase the accountability of internet platforms for content published by third parties.

Alongside Google directors, he would have been willing to help in the dialogue with the company.

He was also willing to engage in dialogue with the company and parliamentarians.

Today, the Marco Civil da Internet, a 2014 law that establishes that platforms can only be held civilly liable after a court order to remove content, is valid. With the PL, platforms could be punished for certain illegal content after extra-judicial notification.

Temer said he had not held conversations with ministers of the Federal Supreme Court. The STF must decide on two extraordinary resources that may make the Civil Rights Framework for the Internet more flexible. The decision was scheduled for June, but was postponed.

Minister Alexandre de Moraes, appointed by Temer, is one of the biggest advocates of increasing the accountability of platforms. He opened an inquiry to investigate Google leaders for campaigning against the Fake News PL

Sought, Google said the following: “Like other companies and entities, we hire specialized agencies and consultants to help mediate our efforts to dialogue with public authorities so that we can bring our contributions to politicians and parliamentarians, especially, on important issues and techniques such as the construction of new legislation”.