Brazil's Battle to Rein In Big Tech w/ Laís Martins
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Brazil's Battle to Rein In Big Tech
Laís Martins
Notes
Paris Marx is joined by Laís Martins to discuss the recent enforcement measures against tech companies like X and Rumble in Brazil, how the country is grappling with the overreach of US tech companies, and the wider discussion about tech policy in Brazil.
Guest
Laís Martins is a technology reporter at The Intercept Brasil.
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Links
- Laís has reported on Rumble's fight against the Brazilian Supreme Court as well as the decisions the Brazilian government is making to welcome AI data centers.
- Former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff was spied on by US intelligence services.
- The Brazilian government has long used and supported open source software.