El derecho a la no desinformación: Una propuesta desde Bolivia

The author argues that existing rights to information and expression are insufficient to address the quality and reliability of information in the digital age. He proposes a 'right to non-disinformation' to protect citizens from systematic deception that hinders the exercise of other rights. Using Bolivia as a case study, the text warns against the 'wrong solution' of criminalizing 'lies' or 'fake news' through legislation, which risks censorship. Instead, it suggests integrating this new right into human rights frameworks to complement non-interventionist strategies like fact-checking and media literacy.

• The proposed right is intended to complement the existing right to information by addressing the 'quality of the information' and 'informational reliability', which the author argues are not covered by the freedoms of expression or access to information.
• The document identifies three essential components of disinformation messages: a political intention, a falsehood, and a formal presentation that appears truthful.
• In Bolivia, between May 2016 and March 2023, eight legislative projects were proposed to penalize the dissemination of false or denigrating messages, including 'the lie'. The author characterizes this judicialization approach as a 'wrong route' that could foster censorship and self-censorship.
• The author argues that the 2009 Political Constitution of the State in Bolivia, which established the 'right to information and communication' (DIC), provides a legal basis for integrating the right to non-disinformation through the expansion of human rights protections.
• The proposed right is presented as a unique strategy that can work in synergy with five existing non-interventionist strategies: content moderation, fact-checking, journalism qualification, media and information literacy, and active transparency.

APA

Villanueva, E. R. T. (2025). El derecho a la no desinformación: Una propuesta desde Bolivia. World Association for Christian Communication. https://waccglobal.org/el-derecho-a-la-no-desinformacion-una-propuesta-desde-bolivia/

Chicago

Villanueva, Erick R. Torrico. El derecho a la no desinformación: Una propuesta desde Bolivia. World Association for Christian Communication, 2025. https://waccglobal.org/el-derecho-a-la-no-desinformacion-una-propuesta-desde-bolivia/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{villanueva2025derecho, author = {Villanueva, Erick R. Torrico}, title = {{El derecho a la no desinformación: Una propuesta desde Bolivia}}, institution = {World Association for Christian Communication}, year = {2025}, month = nov, url = {https://waccglobal.org/el-derecho-a-la-no-desinformacion-una-propuesta-desde-bolivia/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }