IACHR Alerts on Use of Digital Censorship in the Country as a Control Policy

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The most recent annual report of the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) identified a sustained pattern of digital censorship in the country, characterized by the progressive control of the information space on the Internet and the restriction of access to independent content. According to the document, the Venezuelan State implements mechanisms that limit the free f…

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In its Annual Report 2025, the IACHR's Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression recommended that States avoid general or ambiguous norms and criminal responses to combat disinformation, not hold intermediaries accountable for third-party content in such a way as to encourage “private censorship”, and promote regulatory processes based on international human rights standards and broad dialogues with multiple actors.Photo: Pexels…