{"id":31341,"date":"2020-09-22T10:45:13","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T10:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=litigiopt&#038;p=31341"},"modified":"2021-05-20T12:29:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T12:29:14","slug":"sleeping-giants-case-digital-rights-under-threat","status":"publish","type":"litigiopt","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/litigiopt\/sleeping-giants-case-digital-rights-under-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleeping Giants case: digital rights under threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tts_content_wrapper_1\" ><div id=\"attachment_29792\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29792\" class=\"wp-image-29792 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/brett-jordan-YdHjEwOVomc-unsplash-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/brett-jordan-YdHjEwOVomc-unsplash-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/brett-jordan-YdHjEwOVomc-unsplash-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/brett-jordan-YdHjEwOVomc-unsplash-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/brett-jordan-YdHjEwOVomc-unsplash-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/brett-jordan-YdHjEwOVomc-unsplash-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/brett-jordan-YdHjEwOVomc-unsplash-1440x1080.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Brett Jordan\/Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scope and impacts of the spread of fake news on democracy are being felt and analyzed worldwide. In the United States, one bold initiative proposed to cut the flow of digital advertising money to fake news websites by demanding accountability from the advertisers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In practice, the Sleeping Giants movement uses social networks to publicly alert companies that use Google\u2019s AdWord service that their brands appear on websites notoriously involved in the spread of fake news.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Brazil, the owner of a website accused of publishing fake news filed a lawsuit against Twitter, one of the social networks used by the arm of Sleeping Giants in Brazil. The lawsuit demanded the release of personal data related to the account. In a preliminary ruling, Twitter was required to provide the IP and logical port numbers and the access registration data of the people responsible for the profile.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The social network appealed, but lost and ended up abiding by the court order. Conectas and other organizations that work on the defense of digital rights requested admission as amicus curiae, but their request was denied.\u00a0<\/span><b>According to these organizations, the case poses a risk not only to freedom of expression, which is protected by the Constitution, but also to the rights guaranteed in the Civil Rights Framework for the Internet and the physical integrity of the people who own these accounts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The case could set a negative precedent and undermine freedom of expression and the principles of the Framework, namely the exercise of citizenship in the digital world, plurality and diversity, and privacy protection, as well as impact the debate on the intentional spread of fake news.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Technical information<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Case:\u00a0ACP 1002062-40.2020.4.01.4200<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Court:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State Court of Rio Grande do Sul<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Status:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Twitter accepted the ruling and provided the requested information. Conectas and partner organizations were not granted amicus curiae status by the judge in the case.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Procedure:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9\/22\/20: Request for admission as amicus curiae<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"tts__custom-position_bottom_fixed\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":29792,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"temaltigio":[12274],"categoria_litigio":[12976],"class_list":["post-31341","litigiopt","type-litigiopt","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","temaltigio-democracy-and-human-rights-movement","categoria_litigio-litigation"],"acf":{"subtitle-pt":"In an attack against freedom of expression and the right to privacy, a Rio Grande do Sul state court orders the release of personal data on the social media profile","links_para_referencia":[{"titulo-referencia":"Application for admission as amicus curiae","arquivo_referencia":{"ID":31758,"id":31758,"title":"Peti\u2021\u05b6o-de-Ingresso-Amicus-Curiae-vf","filename":"Peti\u2021\u05b6o-de-Ingresso-Amicus-Curiae-vf.pdf","filesize":1127091,"url":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Peti\u2021\u05b6o-de-Ingresso-Amicus-Curiae-vf.pdf","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/litigiopt\/sleeping-giants-case-digital-rights-under-threat\/peti%e2%80%a1%d6%b6o-de-ingresso-amicus-curiae-vf\/","alt":"","author":"26","description":"","caption":"","name":"peti%e2%80%a1%d6%b6o-de-ingresso-amicus-curiae-vf","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":31341,"date":"2021-05-20 12:27:55","modified":"2021-05-20 12:27:55","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"application\/pdf","type":"application","subtype":"pdf","icon":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/document.png"},"link_externo":""},{"titulo-referencia":"Manifestation of the CNDH","arquivo_referencia":false,"link_externo":"https:\/\/www.gov.br\/mdh\/pt-br\/acesso-a-informacao\/participacao-social\/conselho-nacional-de-direitos-humanos-cndh\/CNDHoficiaJustiasobrepreservaodaliberdadedeexpressoeintegridadefsicadogrupoativistaSleepingGiantsBrasil.pdf"},{"titulo-referencia":"Report by Poder 360","arquivo_referencia":false,"link_externo":"https:\/\/www.poder360.com.br\/midia\/justica-determina-que-twitter-revele-dados-de-criadores-do-sleeping-giants-brasil\/"}],"noticias":{"noticia1":{"ID":22805,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2020-08-31 19:59:37","post_date_gmt":"2020-08-31 19:59:37","post_content":"<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An investigation by the Federal Police in the city of Londrina, in the state of Paran\u00e1, has found that <\/span><b>Sleeping Giants Brasil<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the anonymous group combating fake news in the country, has suffered retaliation from political adversaries through persecution by public institutions.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">On Monday, August 24, Judge Ana Paula Caimi, of the State Court of Rio Grande do Sul, ordered that Twitter inform the profile data and IP addresses of the group\u2019s members, in an attempt to block the progress of the movement.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The case caused shock, prompting approximately 50 civil society organizations, such as <\/span><b>WWF Brasil<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><b>Uneafro<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to release a joint statement of condemnation against what they consider political persecution and censorship.<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The organizations cited similar recent cases, such as the <\/span><b>anti-fascist file<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the federal government\u2019s attacks on the press in an attempt to silence opponents.<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Sleeping Giants, the group defended in the statement, has excelled in mobilizing citizens to unite against major sponsors of websites and blogs that spread fake news.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">In the statement, the organizations note that the success of Sleeping Giants is the reason why the anonymous group is being persecuted.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The judge handling the case does not believe that the right to freedom of expression has been abused by the movement, and so there is no reason to delete the work of the group on the social networks.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u201cIf no crime has been committed, what is the justification for requiring platforms to provide data?\u201d stressed the judge.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">With the investigation in progress, the organizations stand in solidarity with Sleeping Giants Brasil and confirm in the statement that they will remain strong in their efforts to combat the fake news industry.\u00a0<\/span>","post_title":"Anonymous group combating fake news suffers persecution in Londrina","post_excerpt":"The case resembles other recent attacks on sectors of society attempting to prevent the circulation of fake news","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"anonymous-group-combating-fake-news-suffers-persecution-in-londrina","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-04-01 14:50:22","post_modified_gmt":"2021-04-01 14:50:22","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&#038;p=22805","menu_order":1551,"post_type":"noticia","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"noticia2":{"ID":28378,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2020-10-28 16:02:22","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-28 16:02:22","post_content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly 170 organizations came together this Wednesday, October 28, to sign a statement of condemnation against a ruling by the S\u00e3o Paulo State Court that, they say, censures a Catholic group that works with issues such as abortion rights.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The court ruling, published yesterday, October 27, bans the association <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cat\u00f3licas pelo Direito de Decidir<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Catholics for Choice) from using the word \u201cCatholics\u201d in its name because its purpose is incompatible with the values adopted universally by the Church.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the letter, the signatory organizations affirm that the court\u2019s decision seriously violates the right to freedom of expression, constitutes censorship and goes against the grain of democratic societies.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cat\u00f3licas pelo Direito de Decidir<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been active in Brazil for 27 years and has been recognized for its advocacy in defense of the rights of girls and women.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The organization is recognized nationally and internationally and also by the Supreme Court, which makes the decision by the S\u00e3o Paulo State Court a unilateral position.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/conectas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nota-de-solidariedade-a-organizacao-Catolicas-pelo-Direito-de-Decidir-e-em-defesa-da-liberdade-de-expressao-e-associacao-no-Brasil.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; 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This week\u2019s program discusses the boundaries of freedom of expression.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hosted by the journalist <\/span><b>Fernanda Mena<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the podcast addresses how the crisis of misinformation by fake news affects our world that is increasingly more polarized.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of the right to freedom of expression, the podcast recounts the recurring attacks on democracy through censorship and threats made by so-called hate groups.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To analyze the topic, this week\u2019s episode features Patr\u00edcia Campos Mello, a journalist at the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, Fernanda Martins, an anthropologist from InternetLab, Denise Dora, executive director of the NGO Article 19, and the Folha de S.Paulo columnists Conrado Hubner Mendes (a professor at USP) and Thiago Amparo (a professor at FGV Direito) and the cartoonist Laerte.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cara Pessoa podcast is available <\/span><b>every Friday, at 9 am<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on all the main audio streaming platforms.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The narrative of the episodes adopts a <\/span><b>format of reading letters that are addressed to the listeners<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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