ANPD begins social media monitoring and AI tools to assess protection of children and women

Child on Canva cell phone The National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) began, this Friday (21), a monitoring action to verify whether the main digital platforms, application stores and generative artificial intelligence tools operating in the country are adopting adequate security measures. The objective of the initiative is to verify whether companies comply with their obligations to combat the dissemination of illicit content and protect children, adolescents and women in the digital environment. Companies began to be notified this Friday and will have ten working days, counting from the official receipt of the notification, to respond to the regulatory agency's questions. These are the companies monitored: Social networks: Instagram Facebook WhatsApp (in relation to the public functionality “Channels”) Telegram (in relation to the functionalities “Public Channels” and “Public Groups”) Tiktok