Freedom of expression and artificial intelligence: a regulatory dialogue between Europe and Latin America
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artificial intelligence, disinformation, freedom of expression, Latin America, platform governanceAbstract
Introduction: Freedom of expression, recognised in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 13 of the American Convention on Human Rights, faces unprecedented challenges arising from artificial intelligence. This paper analyses the European regulatory model —the European Artificial Intelligence Act and the Digital Services Act— and examines its implications and conditions of applicability for the democracies of Latin America, from a comparative regulatory dialogue perspective. Objective: to assess international and inter-American normative convergence, the effects of the European model on informational freedom, and the conditions and limits of its applicability in the region. Method: a qualitative methodology of documentary and comparative analysis is used, grounded in legal texts, case law, international reports and recent scientific literature. Results: a solid formal normative consensus is identified, a European model that protects yet may indirectly restrict freedom of expression through automated moderation, and a transferability conditioned by Latin American institutional weakness. Conclusion: the adoption of equivalent guarantees in Latin America requires independent oversight, institutional strength, a defined compass, and media literacy, without which the regulation of artificial intelligence could amplify the risks it aims to neutralize.
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