FILE PHOTO: President of the Superior Electoral Court Alexandre de Moraes attends an inauguration ceremony for new judges of Brazil's Superior Court of Justice in Brasilia, Brazil December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Supreme Court on Friday ordered an investigation into executives at social messaging service Telegram and Alphabet Inc's Google who are in charge of a campaign criticizing a proposed internet regulation bill.
The decision by Justice Alexandre de Moraes to open an investigation, based on a request by Lower House Speaker Arthur Lira, came after tech firms campaigned against the bill on their platforms. They later removed the posts following orders from the Supreme Court.
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