(30 Dec 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Caracas, Venezuela – 30 December 2024
1. Various of Supreme Court second Vice President Tania D’Amelio
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Tania D’Amelio, Supreme Court second Vice President:
"This Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice, administering justice in the name of the Republic by authority of the law, issues the following pronouncements: First, it imposes on the company a fine equivalent to 10 million US dollars to be paid to the National Telecommunications Commission within eight days following the publication of this decision on the web portal of this Supreme Court of Justice, given its negligence in not having implemented the necessary and adequate measures to prevent the dissemination of publications whose content is allusive to the so-called viral challenges."
3. Various of façade of Supreme Court of Justice ++COVERING SHOT TWO ++
4. Various of flags ++PART COVERING SHOT TWO ++
STORYLINE:
Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Monday imposed a fine of 10 million dollars on TikTok, for its "negligence" in not removing content relating to so-called "viral challenges".
The decision came after the government urged the social media platform to remove a series of viral content following the death of two children, who allegedly viewed an online challenge shared on TikTok.
According to an investigation, a girl ingested a medicine used to control certain types of seizures and alleviate panic attacks as part of a challenge to fall asleep.
The other was a 14-year-old boy, but the government didn’t specify the causes of death.
The court announced that the money from the fine would be used to create a "TikTok Victims Fund" to compensate those affected by content, especially minors.
It also demanded TikTok open an office in Venezuela to oversee the output on the platform and make sure it conformed with Venezuela’s laws.
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