In a controversial and authoritarian legislative move, former governor and current radical deputy Julio Cobos, accompanied by legislators from various opposing political forces, presented a bill that, under the pretext of "protecting the electoral system," establishes a regulatory framework that opens the door to censorship and state control on social networks.
The bill, supported by deputies from Encuentro Federal, the UCR, Unión por la Patria, and the Civic Coalition —including Margarita Stolbizer, Danya Tavela, and Adolfo Bermejo, directly aims to regulate digital content caused through artificial intelligence during the electoral campaign leading up to the October 26 elections.
The bill is presented under the pretext of avoiding situations similar to what happened last Saturday when a fake video of Mauricio Macri appeared, saying he was going to withdraw the candidacy of Silvia Lospennatto, the failed PRO candidate in the Buenos Aires elections. However, this video had no major impact as it was evidently fake, and the elections were not affected in any way.
