The proposal to regulate big technologies includes punishments; see what we know

The text is expected to be sent to Congress in a unified version of the Fake News PL, which has been on hold for three years in the Legislature

OR Lula government should deliver by the end of this week a proposal for the Internet regulation in Brazilas reported by Newspaper. The package will be discussed in the National Congress together with the proposals of PL of Fake Newsby the assistant rapporteur Orlando Silva (PC for B-SP).

Among the proposals are punishments for big tech (big tech companies) for violations of Law of the democratic state it’s at Statute of childhood and adolescence (ECA). It will also require more transparency from platforms in managing algorithms, moderating content and advertising on networks.

more responsibility

Big companies navigate the text of the Civil framework of the Internet, effective since 2014, which states that social networks can only be punished for content posted by users if they do not accept a court order to remove it. This has entered into recently enacted law in the European Union, in what has been called “notice and action” (advise and act).

Now, the idea is to increase the moderation responsibility of companies. The proposal includes publication by big techs of semi-annual reports on the content monitored on each platform and greater autonomy for companies in the removal of harmful posts.

When a social network becomes aware of illegal content and fails to take action against it, it can be punished, according to the new text. The proposal leaves room for occasional leaks, but the ascertainment of a general failure by companies to comply with a “duty of care” could be grounds for a sanction.

Tug of war

An issue still unresolved in the discussion between the government and the legislature is the responsibility of people in official positions for online publications. The latest version of Fake News PL gives politicians the right to extend parliamentary immunity to internet platforms, allowing them to challenge account suspensions caused by rule violations in court.

Mayor Arthur Lira (PP-AL) does not give up the breastplate, which was even an electoral promise for his new term in the Legislative Chamber, while the president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) he wants to break the norm.

Transparency

The proposal also provides for greater transparency in the management of algorithms and imposes rules on online advertising, such as the obligation to explain why users receive certain recommendations.

In addition, the government wants big tech to collect the prior consent of each user to track their data. This is a provision similar to the provision adopted by art apple on their phones in 2021, which caused an estimated $10 billion drop in revenue from apps like Facebook, Instagram AND Twitter.

Source: Terra

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