Brazil's top electoral court has ordered Meta to pay 7.5 million reais ($1.34 million; €1.22 million) for failing to fully comply with judicial orders during last month's presidential election. However, the judicial body has so far found no evidence that Meta deliberately acted to influence the election outcome. Ahead of the runoff vote on October 25, leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's coalition filed a complaint, accusing Meta of "algorithmic manipulation" favoring his far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro. Platforms owned by Meta include Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Meta told the court last month that it had implemented measures to guarantee equal treatment for both campaigns.
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