Francisco Brito Cruz (Chico) is the Co-founder and Executive Director at InternetLab, a Brazilian think tank focused on human rights and technology. Over the past decade, the organization has been actively engaged in research and dialogue to shape transformative initiatives. Francisco holds a PhD, a master’s, and a law degree from the University of São Paulo School of Law (FDUSP). During his time at FDUSP, he founded and coordinated the Hub for Law, Internet, and Society at the University of São Paulo (NDIS-USP) from 2012 to 2014 and 2016 to 2019. Additionally, Francisco served as a visiting student researcher at the Center for the Study of Law and Society at the University of California – Berkeley in 2013. As a prominent legal scholar and policy thinker in Brazil and Latin America, Francisco specializes in platform regulation, election integrity, the internet, and trust and safety.
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