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Over the past week, Brazilians social media users have been furiously attacking Felipe Neto, one of the country’s most famous YouTube producers. Neto’s videos attract a massive young audience on the site, with 39 million followers. The false attacks smear Neto by suggesting he’s an apologist for pedophilia. The claim is unsupported, and Neto has strenuously denied the accusations and condemned them as politically motivated, as have his supporters. Journalists, celebrities and politicians used the hashtag #TogetherWithFelipeNeto (#JuntosComFelipeNeto in Portuguese) to express solidarity, including famous Brazilian TV host Luciano Hulk and Gabriela Prioli, political commentator for CNN Brasil. One post with defamatory innuendo has been widely shared on social media: It shows a screenshot of a supposed May 31 tweet from Neto saying [a] child is like candy
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