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Progressive presidents commit to joint actions for algorithmic transparency

ObservacomJul 29, 202529 julio, 20250

At the high-level “Democracy Always” summit in Santiago, Chile on 21 July, the presidents of Chile, Brazil, Spain, Uruguay, and Colombia pledged to advance a

Argentinian court finds Google guilty of violating man’s privacy in Street View Case

ObservacomJul 29, 20250

In a landmark ruling, an Argentine appeals court has ordered Google to compensate a man whose naked image, captured in his private yard via Google

Brazilian court redefines exceptions to the principle of non-liability of digital platforms

ObservacomJul 29, 202529 julio, 20250

Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court declared Article 19 of the Civil Rights Framework for the Internet, usually referred to in Portuguese as the Marco Civil partially

Rumble Challenges Brazilian Court Order in U.S. Lawsuit

ObservacomJul 29, 202529 julio, 20250

A dispute between the video platform Rumble and Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court spotlights the growing clash between national judicial authority and the refusal of foreign

Google’s AI reduces media’s exposure on the internet and impacts its sustainability

ObservacomJun 26, 20257 julio, 20250

By Carolina Martínez Elebi, associate researcher at OBSERVACOM. The implementation of tools like AI Overviews and AI Mode in Google Search—two chatbots that answer search

Brazil: Meta and Google train right-wing activists at Jair Bolsonaro’s party seminar

ObservacomJun 26, 20257 julio, 20250

The two platforms supported and participated in a communications seminar organized by Brazil’s far right Liberal Party, where they offered training on the use of

Uruguay begins to lay the foundations for democratic regulation of large digital platforms

ObservacomJun 26, 202520 noviembre, 20250

Representatives of civil society, journalists, media outlets, academia, businesses, international organizations, and political parties began a dialogue to build agreements that will serve as a

Brazil: Supreme Court moves to declare Article 19 of the Brazilian Internet Bill of Rights unconstitutional

ObservacomJun 26, 20257 julio, 20250

The Supreme Federal Court formed a majority to declare unconstitutional the article limiting the liability of digital platforms in cases where there is a court

A draft of a new freedom of expression law for the Dominican Republic has been submitted to a Senate special committee for analysis

ObservacomMay 29, 20251 junio, 20250

The initiative proposes replacing the current 1962 law with updated legislation compatible with international standards. The Senate formed a special committee that promised to listen

Less moderation, more misinformation: The impact of Meta’s new policies on Ecuador’s elections.

ObservacomMay 29, 202520 noviembre, 20250

By OBSERVACOM. Ecuador was the first country in Latin America to hold presidential elections following the shift announced by Meta in January 2025, which included

What can Latin American audiovisual regulators do about disinformation?

ObservacomMay 29, 20251 junio, 20250

By María Capurro Robles, OBSERVACOM project coordinator. During the conference “Audiovisual Regulators: Measures to Combat Disinformation”, convened by the Ibero-American Platform of Audiovisual Regulators (PRAI),

Primera instancia del diálogo para construir las bases de una gobernanza democrática de las grandes plataformas digitales en Uruguay

ObservacomMay 13, 202520 noviembre, 20250

El 22 de mayo tendrá lugar la primera actividad abierta del diálogo multilateral para regular las grandes plataformas digitales en Uruguay. Se trata del Seminario