United States of America: Content moderation regulation in Trade Representative's investigation into Brazil's alleged unfair trade practices

Progress

Current status
processing consultation
18 Aug 2025 processing consultation
17 Jul 2025 in consultation
15 Jul 2025 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

18 Aug 2025
processing consultation

Trade Representative closes consultation as part of investigation into Brazil’s alleged unfair trade practices including its content moderation policies

On 18 August 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) closes the consultation as part of its Section 301 investigation into Brazil’s trade practices, with a focus on digital trade and electronic payment services. Section 301…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
17 Jul 2025
in consultation

Trade Representative opened consultation as part of investigation into Brazil’s alleged unfair trade practices including its content moderation policies

On 17 July 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) opened a consultation as part of its Section 301 investigation into Brazil’s trade practices, with a focus on digital trade and electronic payment services. Section 301 of …

Source
Event type investigation
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
15 Jul 2025
under deliberation

Trade Representative announced investigation into Brazil’s alleged unfair trade practices including its content moderation policies

On 15 July 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) initiated a Section 301 investigation into Brazil’s trade practices, focusing on digital trade and electronic payment services. Section 301 investigations under the Trade A…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body