The Telecommunications Law Initiative Endangers Freedom of Expression - Revista Merca2.0

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It will never be too late to look for a better and new world, if we put courage and hope into the effort. Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892) A few days ago I interviewed the vice president of the Senate Board of Directors, Karla Toledo Zamora, of the PRI, who warned about the amendments to the Federal Telecommunications Law initiative, which will only have cosmetic changes, although several factors will remain that put the media at risk. It is estimate…

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The proposal for a telecommunications law, recently approved by Senate committees, so that the federal government can block the use of digital platforms and that an agency of the government itself will set the guidelines for this process, represents a risk of censorship. Article 109 of the law states that the competent authorities – without specifying which ones – will be able to request the collaboration of the Digital Transformation and Teleco…