The group Sleeping Giants Brazil has become accustomed to tormenting companies that promote the dissemination of what they think Fake news. This was true of the Jovem Pan radio and newspaper Gazeta do Povo, as well as smaller broadcast websites or networks such as WhatsApp groups.
On December 21st, just three days ago, The group celebrated on his profile on X, formerly Twitter, announced the closure of the Jornal Tribunal Nacional channel telegram“an extremist 'news' website that published antivaccine lies,” is Sleeping Giants Brasil's own description.
“SGBR is taking action against this type of website. “These are disinformation networks that make a lot of profit by spreading lies that affect people’s lives,” the group’s celebratory message reads. On Saturday the 23rd, the discourse changed a little when the sleeping giants commented on the young woman's suicide Jessica Vitoria Canedo.
“We are witnessing a phenomenon created by Big Tech that promotes an exaggerated race for engagement. Sites that ignore ethics, good information and control. They fight to get a few likes because it makes money. Not only for these sites, but also for the platforms,” says the statement from Sleeping Giants Brasil, which does not yet advocate a boycott of the company’s sponsors. I was shockedone of the sites responsible for spreading lies about Jéssica she had no relationship with the comedian Whinderson Nunes.
The message from the virtual vigilante group is as follows: “If no responsibility comes from either side, the law must be implemented; Social networks cannot be lawless environments. Since our founding, we have said that lies and hate speech are deadly, and these days, unfortunately, we are seeing more and more victims of social media.”
“These sites, like Choquei, which have changed their business model by moving from gossip to all kinds of information, have opened the spectrum without any preparation. They do journalism without journalism. They forget ethics, they put their reputations and even lives at risk in return for a lot of commitment,” the text continues.
At this point in the message, it is expected that the next step will be a call for a boycott of advertisers that the group specializes in promoting. But what comes out of it is this:
“Today another life was lost due to criminal content. The sites that share information and foment hatred in return for clicks must be held accountable, as must the platform that allowed it to spread to millions of people without filters or criteria. We cannot forget those who have lost their lives because of misinformation.”
The message concludes: “There is an urgent need to hold big technology companies responsible for all profits from these tragedies.” “Unfortunately, we were unable to pass the bill for this regulation in 2023, but we count on everyone's support, to achieve this goal in 2024. This is the only way to avoid tragedies like this and make the digital environment healthier!”
Opera Summary: The group, used to pleasing their own cliques, now delegates responsibility for solving the problem to members of Congress.
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