Project has loophole to pay for fake news, say platforms – 08/15/2023 – Panel

An alternative to unlock the Fake News PL, the remuneration project for journalism and artists is contested by the main platforms and social networks for the unequal treatment it gives to international players and for opening a loophole to pay companies that spread disinformation.

Representatives of big techs heard by the Panel say that the rapporteur, Elmar Nascimento (União-BA), was concerned to listen to the claims of artists and the large national broadcasting companies, but that there was no dialogue with the platforms.

One of the points considered controversial concerns payment for journalistic content. According to the platforms, the deputy set business criteria to define which vehicles could be remunerated, without establishing other parameters that could ensure credibility.

They cite as an example the Terça Livre channel, owned by fugitive Allan dos Santos, which reached 1.1 million followers, half of the minimum number of users required in the project — 2 million. In addition, they point out that some of these vehicles that reproduce disinformation have an audience that rivals that of newspapers and traditional TVs.

They also highlight that some countries, such as Canada, regulate what are considered journalistic companies, something that does not occur in Brazil.

Big techs also see a loophole for copyright collection by users who create online content, such as videos on platforms, reactions in posts or comments on social networks. This, they say, would make it impossible for companies to operate.

There are still strong criticisms of the difference in treatment between international and national streaming companies, which would have different adaptation deadlines. New works made available on the internet by national companies would have three years from the publication of the law to pay the remuneration for copyright, while the deadline for international works would be one year after the publication of the law.

For them, it is a serious competition problem to create different rules for players that compete in the same market.

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