GoKawiilMeta employees admit Lula's Instagram accounts were restricted during Brazil election
Internal Meta messages reviewed by Folha de S Paulo show employees acknowledged that President Lula's Instagram accounts suffered negative effects from platform restrictions, while Senator Flavio Bolsonaro's profile and WhatsApp channel were algorithmically recommended. Meta told Reuters the issues were technical, already disclosed publicly, and denied any political bias, saying the internal discussion concerned severity of glitches, not favoritism.