Uruguay

Law N.º 20.396 (Digital Platform Work) Approved: Law N.º 20.396 was approved, regulating work performed through digital platforms, particularly for delivery and passenger transport drivers, establishing minimum rights and transparency obligations for platforms.

Project of Law 'Protección de los Derechos Digitales de los Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes en los Entornos Digitales' Desarchivado: The project of law aimed at protecting children's digital rights, which had lost parliamentary status, was retrieved to continue its legislative treatment.

Law N° 20.383 (Protection Hours for Audiovisual Services) Published: Law N° 20.383 was published, establishing protection hours (6:00-22:00) for children and adolescents for all audiovisual communication services, restricting content during these times.

SCJ Sentencia N.º 1410 on Right to be Forgotten: The Supreme Court of Justice issued Sentence N.º 1410, ruling that the right to be forgotten is not expressly regulated in Uruguay and cannot be pursued via habeas data, and that search engines are not database holders for search results.

Law N.º 20.212 (Rendición de Cuentas 2023) Modified LRC and Copyright Law: Law N.º 20.212 modified the procedure for imposing sanctions under the Law of Consumer Relations (LRC) for electronic platforms and introduced a right to 'just and equitable remuneration' for artists in copyright law.

Law N.º 20.075 (Art. 233) Enabled URSEC Real-Time Blocking of Live Sports Events: Article 233 of Law N.º 20.075 enabled URSEC to decree real-time blocking of unauthorized live sports events, with ISPs required to act within 30 minutes.

Project of Law 'Protección de los Derechos Digitales de los Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes en los Entornos Digitales' Presented: A project of law proposing content restriction and a register of domains for ISPs to block, aimed at protecting children's digital rights, was presented.

Law N.º 19.924 (Art. 712) Enabled URSEC Blocking of Audiovisual Signals: Article 712 of Law N.º 19.924 enabled the Regulatory Unit for Communications Services (URSEC) to order the blocking of unauthorized commercial transmissions of TV and audiovisual signals without prior judicial order.

Right to be Forgotten Proposed and Removed from Anteproyecto de Ley de Urgente Consideración: An article proposing the right to be forgotten was included in the draft Law of Urgent Consideration but was later removed due to concerns about its impact on freedom of expression.

Ley N° 19.747 (Modificaciones al Código Penal en materia de delitos sexuales) Effective: Law N° 19.747, which further strengthens penalties and definitions related to child sexual abuse and exploitation, including online offenses, became effective.

Law 18.331 Updated to Align with GDPR: Uruguay's data protection legislation (Law 18.331) was updated to align with the EU's GDPR, though it excluded references to GDPR's Article 8 concerning minors.

Law N° 19.643, Article 45 (Modifies Law 17.815): Article 45 of Law N° 19.643 modified Article 2 of Law N° 17.815, related to commerce, storage, and dissemination of child pornographic material.

Judicial Order for Blocking ROJADIRECTA: A judicial order was issued for the blocking of the website ROJADIRECTA due to unauthorized transmission of content.

Law N.º 19.580 (Ley de violencia hacia las mujeres basada en género) Promulgated: Law N.º 19.580, which includes provisions on criminal responsibility for administrators of platforms regarding non-consensual intimate image disclosure and grooming, was promulgated.

Law N.º 19.670 (Rendición de Cuentas del Ejercicio 2017) Extraterritorial Scope for Data Protection: Law N.º 19.670 extended the extraterritorial scope of data protection to data processors not based in Uruguay but offering goods or services in the territory.

Memorándum de Montevideo on Social Networks for Children and Adolescents: A memorandum was issued regarding the protection of personal data and privacy in social networks, particularly for children and adolescents. This is a recommendation, not a law.

Law N.º 18.331 (Data Protection) Enacted: Uruguay enacted Law N.º 18.331, establishing a general regime for personal data protection.

Ley N° 17.815 (Commercial or NonCommercial Sexual Violence Committed Against Children, Teenagers or Mental Unable) Published: Law N° 17.815, penalizing commercial or noncommercial sexual violence against children, teenagers, or mentally unable persons, was published.

Ley N° 17.823 (Código de la Niñez y la Adolescencia) Effective: The Code of Childhood and Adolescence became effective, establishing rights and protections for children and adolescents.

Law N.º 17.616 (Right to 'Puesta a Disposición'): Law N.º 17.616 was enacted, including the right to 'puesta a disposición' (making available) within copyright law, originating from WIPO Internet Treaties.

Penal Code Article 274 Modified: Article 274 of the Criminal Code was modified.