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Meta exempted large advertisers from moderation rules

ObservacomMay 5, 20256 mayo, 20250

Internal documents reveal that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, implemented measures that exempt high-spending advertisers from standard content moderation processes. The decision

Colombia tables bill to regulate influencers

ObservacomMay 5, 20256 mayo, 20250

The initiative seeks to establish obligations for online content creators and influencers. It proposes the creation of a registry, tax payments, transparency in advertised content,

Is a storm beginning for Big Tech? Ruling against Google for monopoly in US digital advertising market

ObservacomMay 2, 20256 mayo, 20250

By Santiago Marino, research associate at OBSERVACOM. A ruling by a federal district judge in Virginia (USA) determined that Google’s parent company, Alphabet, engaged in

South Africa Decries Platform Abuse of National News Media: Compensation, Collaboration, or Remuneration?

ObservacomAbr 2, 20253 abril, 20250

By Santiago Marino, Research Associate at OBSERVACOM. The South African Competition Commission affirmed that Google and Meta engage in anticompetitive behavior in its interim report

Chilean Supreme Court forces Meta to answer for private censorship before national courts

ObservacomMar 17, 202517 marzo, 20250

Chile’s highest court ordered the continuation of an appeal against Meta for eliminating a journalist’s Instagram posts about Palestine. Although it did not comment on

Observatory on Information and Democracy releases first global report on information ecosystems and their challenges for democracy

ObservacomMar 17, 20250

The report warns that current strategies to address disinformation, focused on content moderation and digital literacy, are insufficient without a structural approach that considers the

Brazil advances in the discussion of three bills to regulate digital platforms

ObservacomMar 17, 202517 marzo, 20250

While the Ministry of Justice is promoting obligations on content moderation and algorithmic transparency, the Ministry of Finance is proposing a framework to supervise competition

Meta’s shadowbanning: reducing the circulation of content that doesn’t violate its rules

ObservacomFeb 13, 202513 febrero, 20250

By Carolina Martínez Elebi, associate researcher at OBSERVACOM. Meta’s updated community standards for its social media platforms on January 1 detail how the company applies

Brazil discusses bill to regulate digital platforms

ObservacomFeb 13, 202513 febrero, 20250

The government of Luis Ignacio “Lula” Da Silva is working on a new proposal for regulating digital platforms that includes “duty of care” obligations to

Receso del servicio informativo de OBSERVACOM hasta febrero de 2025 A partir de hoy el equipo de OBSERVACOM inicia su receso de verano, por lo

Digital censorship: When algorithms decide who speaks

ObservacomDic 24, 20240

By Gabriel E. Levy B, associate researcher at OBSERVACOM. This week, Facebook censored Colombia’s Canal Trece (Tv Andina), one of the eight regional channels that

Google declines to appeal ruling in Peru’s Sifuentes case and sentence becomes final

ObservacomDic 24, 202424 diciembre, 20240

Peru’s Fifth Constitutional Court has issued a ruling that «consents» to the judgment that found Google responsible for violating the freedom of expression of journalist