FINAL WORD change also raises certain concerns about a potential censorship process and a certain limitation of freedom of expression between users and content creators . surrounding the approval of this law , everything indicates that there is a trend of increasing regulatory pressure on digital platforms in the country as well .
According to a survey by the Poynter Institute , an American journalism school and research organization , with support from Google , four out of 10 people said they received fake news every day in Brazil . Also according to the study , the number is even more expressive when it comes to Brazilians who fear receiving fake news content or that their relatives will be targeted , adding up to 65 % of the survey index .
In light of this , just like the GDPR ( General Data Protection Regulation ), implemented in Europe in 2018 and replicated in Brazil in 2020 through the General Data Protection Law , the DSA also tends to serve as a model for similar regulations around the world .
It should be noted that Bill 2630 / 2020 , known as the ‘ Fake News Law ’, which seeks to combat online disinformation , is being processed in the National Congress . Although there are controversial debates
In the 2018 elections , for example , several false contents against different candidates proliferated on Brazilian social networks , which generated strong engagement among voters . This fact motivated the Superior Electoral Court ( TSE ) to create an exclusive coordination dedicated to combating disinformation on the internet during the 2022 election .
With this , the application of a law along the same lines as the European DSA could bring advances in
The Digital Services Act has the potential to mitigate serious problems like the spread of hate and misinformation online .
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