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Opinion on messaging apps should go down to avoid fake news in Brazil 2022
During a survey carried out in Brazil in March 2022, approximately ** percent of respondents said mobile messaging apps should be suspended if they disobeyed a court order to avoid fake news. Around ** percent of the interviewees disagreed. Half a year earlier, over out of four respondents stated that the spread of fake news on politicians and the Supreme Court justices threatened democracy in Brazil.
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Folha. (March 26, 2022). Share of adults in Brazil who agree messaging apps should be suspended if they disobey a court order to avoid spreading fake news as of March 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1314261/opinion-messaging-apps-suspension-fake-news-brazil/
Folha. "Share of adults in Brazil who agree messaging apps should be suspended if they disobey a court order to avoid spreading fake news as of March 2022." Chart. March 26, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1314261/opinion-messaging-apps-suspension-fake-news-brazil/
Folha. (2022). Share of adults in Brazil who agree messaging apps should be suspended if they disobey a court order to avoid spreading fake news as of March 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1314261/opinion-messaging-apps-suspension-fake-news-brazil/
Folha. "Share of Adults in Brazil Who Agree Messaging Apps Should Be Suspended If They Disobey a Court Order to Avoid Spreading Fake News as of March 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Mar 2022, /statistics/1314261/opinion-messaging-apps-suspension-fake-news-brazil/
Folha, Share of adults in Brazil who agree messaging apps should be suspended if they disobey a court order to avoid spreading fake news as of March 2022 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1314261/opinion-messaging-apps-suspension-fake-news-brazil/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Share of adults in Brazil who agree messaging apps should be suspended if they disobey a court order to avoid spreading fake news as of March 2022 [Graph], Folha, March 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1314261/opinion-messaging-apps-suspension-fake-news-brazil/
