The Brussels Effect in Brazil: Analysing the impact of the EU digital services act on the discussion surrounding the fake news bill

IF 5.9 2区 管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION
Thales Martini Bueno , Renan Gadoni Canaan
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Abstract

The May 2023 version of Brazil's Fake News Bill (FNB), a proposed new statutory framework for social media regulation, heavily referenced the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA). The literature on regulatory convergence points to the Brussels Effect, praising the EU for wielding unilateral soft power in shaping global regulations. Therefore, based on interviews with Brazilian experts who played a significant role in the regulatory discussion, this study applies Thematic Analysis to assess the DSA's impact on the FNB draft. The article finds limited Brussels Effect due to criticism of its incapacity to address local platform liability concerns and the absence of economic and legal drivers for convergence with EU regulation. Despite this, the study highlights the DSA's positive influence on the local debate in promoting democratic and human rights principles, leveraging the European legislative process to enrich local discussions. Finally, local political factors contributed to a narrative that differed from the DSA, framing the FNB not only as a tool against disinformation, but also as a means to protect democracy. This paper offers an unprecedented case study of the Brussels Effect reach on the global-south, presenting limitations of the EU benchmark when transposed to other regulatory and political contexts.

巴西的布鲁塞尔效应:分析欧盟数字服务法案对假新闻法案讨论的影响
巴西 2023 年 5 月版的《假新闻法案》(FNB),作为社交媒体监管的拟议新法定框架,大量引用了欧盟的《数字服务法案》(DSA)。有关监管趋同的文献指出了 "布鲁塞尔效应",称赞欧盟在制定全球法规时发挥了单边软实力。因此,根据对在监管讨论中发挥重要作用的巴西专家的访谈,本研究运用主题分析法评估了《数字服务法》对 FNB 草案的影响。文章认为,由于批评其无法解决本地平台责任问题,以及缺乏与欧盟法规趋同的经济和法律驱动力,因此布鲁塞尔效应有限。尽管如此,该研究强调了 DSA 在促进民主和人权原则方面对地方辩论的积极影响,它利用欧洲立法程序丰富了地方讨论。最后,当地的政治因素促成了一种不同于《丹麦人权法案》的说法,将《联邦国家广播法案》不仅视为打击虚假信息的工具,也视为保护民主的手段。本文提供了一个前所未有的案例研究,说明了布鲁塞尔效应对全球-南方的影响,并提出了欧盟基准在移植到其他监管和政治环境中时的局限性。
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Telecommunications Policy
Telecommunications Policy 工程技术-电信学
CiteScore
10.80
自引率
12.50%
发文量
122
审稿时长
38 days
期刊介绍: Telecommunications Policy is concerned with the impact of digitalization in the economy and society. The journal is multidisciplinary, encompassing conceptual, theoretical and empirical studies, quantitative as well as qualitative. The scope includes policy, regulation, and governance; big data, artificial intelligence and data science; new and traditional sectors encompassing new media and the platform economy; management, entrepreneurship, innovation and use. Contributions may explore these topics at national, regional and international levels, including issues confronting both developed and developing countries. The papers accepted by the journal meet high standards of analytical rigor and policy relevance.
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