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ANPD launches reporting channel for social media irregularities
The Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has launched a dedicated webpage to receive reports regarding irregularities by internet applications and social media platforms. The new channel is intended to facilitate monitoring and enforcement of obligations by service providers.
Users can report various issues, including the absence of channels for reporting criminal content, failures in mechanisms meant to prevent the promotion of illicit content, the lack of a legal representative in Brazil, and failure to comply with content removal deadlines. The initiative follows recent criticisms regarding the agency's response to a case involving a 13-year-old girl's suicide on the Discord platform. In that instance, Judge Vanessa Cavalieri described the ANPD's actions as an 'omission.'
The new reporting mechanism is supported by decrees 12.975/2026 and 12.976/2026, which updated the regulations of the Internet Civil Framework and expanded the ANPD's authority to protect users in digital environments.
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Brazil · Discord · National Data Protection Authority · Vanessa Cavalieri
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- [● 3 SOURCES] The new reporting channel is based on decrees 12.975/2026 and 12.976/2026, which updated the regulation of the Internet Civil Framework. dev.tnonline.com.br · tribunadepetropolis.com.br · www.dgabc.com.br
- [● 3 SOURCES] The reporting channel covers the absence of legal representatives in Brazil and failure to meet content removal deadlines. dev.tnonline.com.br · tribunadepetropolis.com.br · www.dgabc.com.br
- [● 3 SOURCES] Individuals or legal entities can report the absence of channels for receiving notifications about criminal or illicit content. dev.tnonline.com.br · tribunadepetropolis.com.br · www.dgabc.com.br
- [● 3 SOURCES] The ANPD suspended Discord transmissions five days after initiating an inspection process. dev.tnonline.com.br · tribunadepetropolis.com.br · www.dgabc.com.br
- [● 3 SOURCES] The National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) created a specific webpage to receive reports regarding irregularities in internet applications, including social networks. dev.tnonline.com.br · tribunadepetropolis.com.br · www.dgabc.com.br
- [● 3 SOURCES] Fines are considered the final step within administrative inspection processes. dev.tnonline.com.br · tribunadepetropolis.com.br · www.dgabc.com.br
- [● 3 SOURCES] Reports can include failures in mechanisms to prevent the advertising or boosting of illicit content. dev.tnonline.com.br · tribunadepetropolis.com.br · www.dgabc.com.br
- [● 3 SOURCES] Judge Vanessa Cavalieri classified the ANPD's handling of a case involving a suicide on Discord as an 'omission'. dev.tnonline.com.br · tribunadepetropolis.com.br · www.dgabc.com.br