The Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) assured that with the money from the fine, which must be paid to Conatel, a fund called “TikTok Victims” will be created to compensate for the alleged damages caused by this social network.
The president of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), Tania D’Amelio, reported that a fine of 10 million dollars was imposed on the social network TikTok, “for not having implemented necessary and adequate measures to prevent dissemination of publications with content alluding to the so-called viral challenges, violating the legal system in Venezuela,” he said.
This Monday, December 30, he explained, during a press conference, that the amount will be paid to the National Telecommunications Commission of Venezuela (Conatel) within eight days following the publication of the decision on the highest court’s web portal.
TikTok was also required to establish an office in the country through which technological tools are supervised and controlled, in accordance with Venezuelan telecommunications and social media laws.
D’Amelio said that in the event that this fine is not complied with, the TSJ will take the measures it deems appropriate with respect to the social network.
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Thirdly, the court ordered the expansion of the multidisciplinary team and the formation of a technical panel with the participation of the affected families to quantify the damage caused in the country by the execution of viral challenges published on TikTok. The TSJ judge assured that in the country three teenagers died in recent months for executing challenges posted in the application.
On the other hand, Tania D’Amelio assured that with the money from the fine, the State will create a fund, called “TikTok Victims”, to compensate for psychological, emotional and physical damages to users, especially children and adolescents.
In recent months, the Venezuelan State has taken several measures in relation to TikTok, motivated by concerns about the safety of children and adolescents in the face of dangerous viral challenges. Last November, President Nicolás Maduro had given the social network a period of 72 hours to eliminate dangerous challenges from the platform after the death of two students. In the same way, he indicated that if the requirement is not met, more severe measures would be taken.
After the presidential elections, Maduro accused the owners of TikTok of promoting a civil war in the country and supporting “fascism” in Latin America. Later, the blocking of this social network in the country was reported and it could only be accessed using a VPN, but this restriction lasted only about seven hours.
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