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São Paulo Court Blocks Meta From Using News Content Without Permission

A preliminary injunction limits platform scraping for AI training and could force tech companies to get publishers’ consent before copying paid or protected journalism.

Caso a Meta utilize conteúdos da imprensa brasileira sem autorização, o juiz fixou multa diária de R$ 1 milhão.
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Overview

  • A São Paulo judge granted the injunction on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, after a joint suit by three Brazilian media associations challenging Meta’s new commercial terms.
  • The order suspends the contested contract clause that would let automated tools copy and analyze publishers’ articles, photos and videos and bars Meta from using that material to train AI models.
  • The court required Meta to keep publishers’ accounts and tools fully functional and set a R$1 million daily fine for noncompliance, capped at R$100 million.
  • The associations ANJ, ABERT and ANER argued the terms forced a free, broad license that would violate copyrights and create an impossible legal risk for outlets that license third-party work; the judge also rejected Meta’s California forum clause and gave the company five days to respond.
  • The ruling follows a similar temporary suspension in Norway and could shape how courts worldwide handle platform power, the use of paywalled content by AI developers, and the financial sustainability of journalism.