Meta's AI moderation misfires during elections in Brazil and the U.S
Meta blames technical errors in Lula case as No Kings and Senate candidate pages are taken down
Meta's accelerating shift to AI-based content moderation has misfired during elections on two continents, drawing accusations from Brazil's president, a U.S. protest coalition and a Senate candidate after automated systems wrongly suspended the latter two accounts and Lula's campaign alleged Meta restricted his online reach. An October report by researchers said reliance on automated systems as the primary means of oversight during a fast-moving election cycle remains an untested proposition.