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EFF to Brazil’s ANPD: Data Privacy and Free Expression Must Underpin Platform Regulations

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Briefings

EFF submitted comments to Brazil's ANPD regarding new digital platform regulations, specifically Law n. 15.211/2025, which mandates age assurance mechanisms for digital services. The briefing highlights concerns that age-gating technologies are prone to overreach, privacy violations, and censorship, urging the agency to avoid blanket age assurance obligations and ensure protections apply only to inadequate products. EFF also addressed Brazil's new intermediary rules, emphasizing the need for clear scope definitions and robust appeals mechanisms to prevent arbitrary content blocking.

Key points

• EFF submitted formal comments to Brazil's ANPD regarding Law n. 15.211/2025, which mandates age assurance mechanisms for digital services.
• EFF raised alarms about age-gating technologies being inaccurate, privacy-invasive, and prone to enforcement overreach, potentially blocking sites beyond legal requirements.

Context

Brazil approved new legislation in 2025 establishing rules for digital platform regulation, with EFF actively engaging with the ANPD to ensure enforcement aligns with fundamental rights.

Limitations

Evidence covers only EFF's comments and submissions to the ANPD regarding Brazil's 2025 digital platform law and intermediary rules. Specifics on enforcement outcomes, site blocking statistics, or the full scope of the law's application remain unverified.

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