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- A proposal to repeal Federal Law No. 15,211/2025, known as FELCA, has been submitted in the Federal Senate, aiming to question its impact on digital freedom and cost of online services in Brazil.
- The Building a Better California campaign, backed by tech leaders such as Sergey Brin, Eric Schmidt, John Doerr, and Patrick Collinson, supports FELCAs measures for digital child protection.
- FELCA, also known as the Digital ECA, requires digital platforms to implement strict age verification systems and provide parental supervision tools for users under 18, aiming to extend protections already provided by the 1990 ECA to the virtual environment.
- The debate over FELCAs merits continues, with opposition questioning its impact on digital freedom and cost, while supporters argue it is necessary for child protection online.
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An initiative to repeal Federal Law No. 15,211/2025, commonly known as FELCA, has advanced in the Federal Senate after gathering 32,200 signatures. The document was submitted last week to the Human Rights and Participatory Legislation Commission, where Senator Damares Alves (Republicans-DF), president of the collegiate, is now reviewing the legislative proposal. The suggestion questions FELCA’s impact on digital freedom, citing potential restrictions, and its effect on the cost of online services in Brazil. Mobilization against FELCA began in earnest this year. On March 20, the movement reached its initial goal of 20,000 individual supporters, thus securing official routing by the General Secretariat of the Table for the Houses committees. By April 8, the number of Brazilians supporting the annulment had risen to 32,266, with the state of São Paulo leading in petitions submitted on the Senate platform, accounting for approximately 9,000 signatures. Nikolas M., the author of the suggestion and a resident of Goiás, argues that the current law imposes unnecessary barriers to technological development.
Tech Leaders Back ‘Building a Better California’, Advocating for FELCA Law’s Digital Child Protection Measures
In San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, a video captured individuals distributing cash to homeless people for signing petitions supporting ballot measures. These petitions are part of the “Building a Better California” campaign, which is financed by tech leaders such as Google co-founder Sergey Brin, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, venture capitalist John Doerr, and Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison, among others. The FELCA law, also known as the Digital ECA, took effect on March 17, 2025. Its central objective is to extend the protections already provided by the 1990 ECA (Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente, or Statute of Children and Adolescents) to the virtual environment. In practice, it requires digital platforms to implement strict age verification systems and provide parental supervision tools for users under 18. According to Nd and Metropolitan areas, this text does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Portal Uai. The legislative proposal remains under review as the debate over FELCA’s merits continues.
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- 100,000 signatures(/petitions?state=debated)100,000 signatures(/petitions?state=debated)petition.parliament.uk
- La Pine man launches recall effort against Gov. Tina KotekLa Pine man launches recall effort against Gov. Tina Kotekcentraloregondaily.com
- EXCLUSIVE: I-Team confronts couple paying SF homeless for fake signatures on petitionsEXCLUSIVE: I-Team confronts couple paying SF homeless for fake signatures on petitionsyahoo.com
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