Brazil: Introduced law for the protection of children and adolescents in digital environments (Bill 2628/22) including content moderation regulation
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Introduced law for the protection of children and adolescents in digital environments (Bill 2628/22) including content moderation regulation
On 18 October 2022, the Law for the protection of children and adolescents in digital environments (Bill 2628/22) was introduced in the Brazilian Senate. The Bill would require platforms to remove content that explicitly targets children and offensive content upon notification and ban advertising addressed specifically to children. Furthermore, the online platforms with over 1 million registered child users will be required to issue semi-annual reports on the removed content.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2022-10-18
under deliberation
2024-12-06
under deliberation
2025-08-20
under deliberation
2025-08-27
adopted
2025-09-17
adopted