A bill in Venezuela seeks to give the government absolute control over the internet

guest · Jan 19, 2019

A bill in Venezuela seeks to give the government absolute control over the internet
January 17, 2019
https://www.accessnow.org/a-bill-in...overnment-absolute-control-over-the-internet/

On January 14th, we received news about a proposed cybersecurity bill in Venezuela that puts the digital rights of Venezuelans — and the entire internet in the country — in jeopardy. The news came just two days after NetBlocks reported that Wikipedia was blocked by the public telecommunications company (CANTV).
A “Venezuelan cyberspace”?
This Monday, news leaked that the government is about to introduce a bill to the Constituent National Assembly (ANC), a legislative body organized by the Maduro government and whose legitimacy is disputed.

The proposal — called the Constitutional Law of Cyberspace of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela — declares Venezuelan sovereignty over cyberspace, stating that its use in any form is a matter of public and strategic interest impacting the “integral defense” of the nation.
In order to establish “internal peace” and “political order,” the bill proposes the creation of an all-powerful authority to manage and control the internet in Venezuela.
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