The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Streaming Platforms' Hearing Before the U.S. Congress
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Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression
At CELE, we welcome this first step the Commission is taking to address this issue, and we appreciate that it is doing so through a process of open, multisectoral dialogue. As this process begins, it is essential, on the one hand, to bring governments into this dialogue, given the growing …
LetraChica and the Oversight Board
The “supreme court” created by Facebook to review the most high-profile cases of content removal from the platform has already handed down its first rulings. Undoubtedly, the most important decision is still pending: let’s remember that the Content Advisory Board—as it is formally known—also holds …
The Legitimacy of the New Stewards of Public Debate.
In January 2021, following the storming of the U.S. Capitol by far-right protesters and 10 days before the end of his presidency, Twitter indefinitely suspended the @realDonaldTrump account.
Latin America Legislative Report 2020/21
Starting this year, the CELE Legislative Observatory will be posting a summary of monthly legislative activity and/or regulatory developments, court decisions, or private content moderation decisions occurring in the nine countries that are part of the Legislative Observatory, providing context and …
Building "Letra Chica"
The use of social media is governed by the rules that each platform establishes regarding user behavior within the community. Known as community guidelines, these set out guidelines for creating accounts, using third-party material, and sharing content, among other things. For most people, community …
Social Media the Day After the U.S. Election
Here are some questions for us to ask ourselves the day after the U.S. elections end: Should fear be what guides the shifting of the red lines that protect political discourse, our right to be informed, and our right to know who wants to lead us during the elections? Or should the rules of the …
#platformlaw: How do appeals regarding private content moderation work?
In the public interest: Perhaps the distinction regarding the public interest is most useful for informing prioritization decisions. If the conversation or content is in the public interest, it should be prioritized. Such determinations will likely arise, however, from the intersection of two or …
Social Media in Latin America: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Latin American users—particularly those involved in activism or social movements—find themselves caught between a rock and a hard place. In this context, it is more necessary than ever for civil society and activists in Latin America to speak out in global debates on content moderation practices and …
Study on Facebook's Oversight Board: Adjusting Expectations
The International Criminal Court is commonly known as the "World Court." With Facebook's announcement that it will create an independent body to review the implementation and enforcement of its terms of service in
The Brazilian Congress's approach to disinformation and platform regulation puts freedom of expression at risk
The COVID-19 pandemic and the political crisis that followed in Brazil sparked legislative efforts to address issues related to disinformation and platform regulation.
Putting it in context: Zuckerberg’s publishing company, the Twitter-Trump conflict, and the responsibility of intermediaries in the face of long-standing social problems
On Thursday, June 18, the Clarín newspaper republished an editorial by Mark Zuckerberghttps://www.clarin.com/opinion/facebook-alentara-voto-participacion-diversidad-voces-elecciones-ee-uu-07zYD2-ubr.html, founder and CEO of F
Facebook Under Scrutiny: Exceptions for Journalistic Interest and Political Speech
Given the importance of issues such as freedom of expression, surveillance and privacy, policing, and private and public censorship at this particularly critical moment both globally and locally, we are republishing an article that we believe is relevant, insightful, and timely.
Freedom of Expression: Between Logic and Democracy
A simple logic problem for our students stuck at home in the midst of the pandemic: 1. The newspaper “Mentirulo” spreads “fake news” online. The platform verifies the information using fact-checking methods
