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Meta blocks Brazilian bank workers union's WhatsApp account before election
Original: # Meta is blocking the Brazilian bank workers union's # WhatsApp account on the eve of # Brazil 's presidential election
Meta has blocked the WhatsApp account of Brazil's bank workers union on the eve of the country's presidential election. Labor and tech commentators are criticizing the move, warning it disrupts union organizing at a politically sensitive moment and that platform decisions affecting workers' organizations could grow more common worldwide.
Why now: The suspension of a major union's main communication tool right before a national election raises concerns about platform power over political and labor organizing.
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- # Meta is blocking the Brazilian bank workers union's # WhatsApp account on the eve of # Brazil 's presidential election. This kind of thing is only going to get much worse around the world. To the extent you can, encourage whatever organizations you are involved with to shift… · leftylabourtech@mstdn.social · 45
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