Brazilian court fines Facebook, Google over morbid images

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BRASILIA: Brazilian court has imposed £10,000 fine to Facebook and Google for not removing or blocking degrading photos.

The ruling came after pictures of Brazilian musician Cristiano Araujo in a mortuary were shared online. The 29 years old Brazilian singer was, died in a car crash in June along with his girlfriend.

On Tuesday, Judge Denise Gondim de Medonca declared that Google and Facebook had acted in bad faith in ignoring an earlier ruling.