Countries:
Brazil
Topics:
Freedom of Speech, Elections, Law, Software & Tools
Languages:
Portuguese

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Português: Brasil: Censura eleitoral a todo vapor...

Pedro Dória [pt] reports that a contestant in the local elections for Porto Alegre, Brazil, was forced to close down her Orkut account and suspend her videos on YouTube. “They are being censored: they can't express themselves using all the resources allowed by the Internet allows. They can not use the Web to communicate in complete freedom with their supporters”. Read more about elections regulations in Brazil.

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