Stories and investigations - Núcleo Jornalismo (Page 2)

X is now blocked in Brazil

Regular access to X in the country started to be blocked at around midnight of Aug. 31. App is still accessible through the use of VPNs

Por Sérgio Spagnuolo, Sofia Schurig e Pedro Nakamura

/ 30.Ago.2024

Supreme Court threatens to block X in Brazil for not having a local representative

Justice Alexandre de Moraes says Elon Musk's company has 24 hours to appoint a representative in the country or face being suspended in national territory. Notification was officially delivered through a post on X.

Por Sérgio Spagnuolo, Sofia Schurig e Pedro Nakamura

/ 28.Ago.2024

Supreme Court threatens to block X in Brazil for not having a local representative

Terrorgram, a network of neo-Nazi channels, is spreading across Brazil

Hosted on Telegram, channels spread terrorism and share guides on how to make weapons and explosives.

Por Sofia Schurig

/ 28.Ago.2024

Terrorgram, a network of neo-Nazi channels, is spreading across Brazil

Google is making it easier to access CSAM deepfakes online

Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo display, without any moderation, AI-generated images that explicitly depict child sexual exploitation (CSAM), facilitating access to this type of material.

Por Sofia Schurig

/ 29.Jul.2024

Google is making it easier to access CSAM deepfakes online

Pornographic deepfakes of Kamala Harris are all over Google Images

Major search engines have been indexing suggestive images of Harris, which were made by a generative AI site without any moderation

Por Sofia Schurig e Sérgio Spagnuolo

/ 26.Jul.2024

Pornographic deepfakes of Kamala Harris are all over Google Images

Brazilian regulator orders Meta to stop using user data to feed AI, says practice puts people at risk

Personal data protection agency ANPD issued a ruling suspending Meta's new privacy policy in Brazil, where it has 102 million active users, for allegedly putting users, including children, at risk

Por Sofia Schurig e Sérgio Spagnuolo

/ 2.Jul.2024

Brazilian regulator orders Meta to stop using user data to feed AI, says practice puts people at risk

Meta tried to discredit researchers who identified fraudulent ads in its platforms

Meta's lawyers called researchers from NetLab, a research group affiliated with one of Brazil's top universities, "biased" and "unable to produce technical evidence" after the company was fined for fraudulent ads using the name of a federal government program.

Por Pedro Nakamura e Alexandre Orrico

/ 12.Jun.2024

Meta tried to discredit researchers who identified fraudulent ads in its platforms

Núcleo and El Clip announce training for journalists investigating Big Tech

The Big Tech Investigation Lab is exclusive to journalists from Latin America, who will receive a fellowship to participate in the event in Costa Rica

Por Jade Drummond

/ 29.Mai.2024

Núcleo and El Clip announce training for journalists investigating Big Tech

Elon Musk is up in arms against Brazil's most polarizing Supreme Court justice

Justice Alexandre de Moraes has been divisive figure in Brazilian politics for the past four years, as he has been taking strong stances against anti-democratic activities and online rhetoric

Por Sérgio Spagnuolo

/ 7.Abr.2024

Elon Musk is up in arms against Brazil's most polarizing Supreme Court justice

Nucleo receives funding from Luminate

The grant, of US$190,000, will be used towards institutional development and to strengthen innovation in new journalism formats.

Por Equipe Núcleo

/ 9.Out.2023

Big Tech made its way deep into Brazilian education

Instances of compulsory app downloads on phones of students and teachers with Google accounts show impact of closeness between Big Tech and the field of education.

Por Leonardo Coelho e Sérgio Spagnuolo

/ 6.Set.2023

Big Tech made its way deep into Brazilian education

AI-generated books take Brazil's Amazon by storm

Núcleo found dozens of titles written via ChatGPT on sale; platform lacks clear policies about AI co-authorship

Por Leonardo Coelho, Sofia Schurig e Alexandre Orrico

/ 22.Ago.2023

AI-generated books take Brazil's Amazon by storm