WhatsApp deactivated former President Jair Bolsonaro’s channel for supposedly promoting terrorist organizations and spreading hate speech, which goes against the platform’s rules. On his X account (previously Twitter), Bolsonaro mentioned that his channel was no longer available on WhatsApp and that he could no longer accept new followers.
WhatsApp has blocked Bolsonaro’s channel.
On Monday morning (20), the ex-president’s media outlet posted a video featuring three Israeli women who were previously captive in Gaza by Hamas, but were freed under a ceasefire deal between the group and the Israeli government.
Three women who were held captive by violent individuals for 471 days are shown fleeing in fear towards a Red Cross vehicle while being surrounded by armed and masked criminals who assault them.
– Acabamos de receber mais uma estranha notícia de que nosso canal do WhatsApp está bloqueado para entrada de novos seguidores, pois a empresa declara nota sobre a última publicação: “Essa atualização viola nossas Diretrizes dos Canais sobre apoio a indivíduos ou grupos… pic.twitter.com/OPghvJSJKt
— Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) January 21, 2025
Our WhatsApp channel is no longer accepting new followers due to a recent update that goes against the company’s guidelines on providing support to individuals or groups.
The ex-president mentioned the blockage of the channel in X, referring to the message from WhatsApp regarding the recent post. It stated that the update breached their Channel Guidelines concerning backing individuals or groups linked to terrorism, criminal activities, or hate speech.
After Bolsonaro’s public complaint drew attention on the platform and in the media, WhatsApp restored the former president’s channel, although Meta did not provide further information on the matter.
Supporters are expressing disapproval of Meta’s policy.
Supporters of former presidents criticized Mark Zuckerberg, owner of Meta, in response to content moderation policies that resulted in the blocking of Jair Bolsonaro’s channel.
One follower mentioned that Zuckerberg has not made any changes despite obtaining the visa. Another comment suggested that the billionaire returned to the US for self-preservation but is now being criticized by the American left.
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