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

Observacom29 mayo, 202520 noviembre, 2025

29 mayo, 202520 noviembre, 2025

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...

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What can Latin American audiovisual regulators do about disinformation?

Observacom29 mayo, 20251 junio, 2025

29 mayo, 20251 junio, 2025

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),...

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

Observacom13 mayo, 202520 noviembre, 2025

13 mayo, 202520 noviembre, 2025

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...

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Meta exempted large advertisers from moderation rules

Observacom5 mayo, 20256 mayo, 2025

5 mayo, 20256 mayo, 2025

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...

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Colombia tables bill to regulate influencers

Observacom5 mayo, 20256 mayo, 2025

5 mayo, 20256 mayo, 2025

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,...

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

Observacom2 mayo, 20256 mayo, 2025

2 mayo, 20256 mayo, 2025

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...

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

Observacom2 abril, 20253 abril, 2025

2 abril, 20253 abril, 2025

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...

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

Observacom17 marzo, 202517 marzo, 2025

17 marzo, 202517 marzo, 2025

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...

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

Observacom17 marzo, 2025

17 marzo, 2025

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...

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

Observacom17 marzo, 202517 marzo, 2025

17 marzo, 202517 marzo, 2025

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...

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

Observacom13 febrero, 202513 febrero, 2025

13 febrero, 202513 febrero, 2025

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...

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Brazil discusses bill to regulate digital platforms

Observacom13 febrero, 202513 febrero, 2025

13 febrero, 202513 febrero, 2025

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...