AGU notifies TikTok to remove video that falsely claims that a 40% FGTS fine will be allocated to the Federal Government in 2025
The Attorney General’s Office of the Union (AGU), through the National Attorney’s Office of the Union for the Defense of Democracy (PNDD), notified the social network TikTok, so that it promotes the removal, within a maximum period of 48 hours, of disinformative content that places in doubt the destination of the 40% labor termination fine paid by employers in the event of dismissal of employees without just cause.
In a video with more than 40 thousand “likes” and 30 thousand shares, a user falsely claims that, from February 18, 2025, the amounts in question would no longer be allocated to the Severance Indemnity Fund account ( FGTS) of the employee, but rather to the Federal Government.
The AGU clarifies, in the notification, that this is patent misinformation, as there is currently no bill changing the allocation of the termination fine.
“The user seeks to discredit the performance of the Federal Government, making it believe that it would be modifying standards to the detriment of workers, in addition to contaminating social judgment on public policies related to worker protection, in direct violation of the social right to integrity informational”, contains an excerpt from the notification.
The Attorney General also emphasizes that, in this case, there is an abuse of the right to freedom of expression, in addition to a violation of the Marco Civil da Internet (Law nº 12,965/2014) and the Terms of Use, Community Guidelines and the Guide on Disinformation of TikTok, which, in this particular, state that the dissemination of disinformative content that could cause significant harm to individuals or society, regardless of the intention, is not permitted.
Accountability
In the end, the PNDD warns TikTok that failure to comply with the extrajudicial notification could result in the social network being held liable, as the content broadcast will no longer be classified as material generated by a third party, and will qualify as production deliberately endorsed by the platform, given its knowledge unequivocal regarding the illicit activity committed by the user.
According to the national prosecutor of the Union for the Defense of Democracy, Karina Nathércia Lopes, protecting the integrity of information is especially relevant in the digital age.
“Misinformation can spread quickly, causing harm to federal public policies, which is why digital platforms must adopt practices that promote a healthy information environment that respects human rights,” he highlighted.
With information from AGU*
Source: https://www.ocafezinho.com/2024/12/20/agu-exige-remocao-de-desinformacao-trabalhista-viral-no-tiktok/
