Computer network neutrality and fundamental rights and warranties

• Autor(a) principal: Antonio Santos, Luiz
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Franco Neme, Eliana
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Direitos Democráticos & Estado Moderno
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/DDEM/article/view/56520
• topic: Marco Civil da Internet. Tráfego. Direitos Fundamentais. Neutralidade. Princípio.; Civil Rights Framework for the Internet; Traffic; Fundamental rights; Neutrality; Principle; Marco de Derechos Civiles para Internet; Tráfico; Derechos fundamentales; Neutralidad; Principio

This article seeks to highlight the fundamental right nature of net neutrality, a principle enshrined in articles 3 and 9 of Law 12,965/2014, which established the Marco Civil da Internet. It intends, therefore, in light of article 5, § 2 of the Federal Constitution of 1988, to demonstrate that this is a fundamental right and, therefore, a guarantee of equal treatment for the user. Methodologically, the research is classified as deductive, descriptive and bibliographical. It appears that net neutrality, although it was raised to legal status with the advent of the Marco Civil da Internet, had already been discussed since 2009, when the guiding principles of internet governance were published. However, by being recognized as a principle, net neutrality imposes duties on providers to ensure not only access to the internet for everyone, but also that it does not prioritize or discriminate certain information, products and services on the world wide web. Therefore, for net neutrality to be effectively observed, all individuals must have equal access to everything that the digital world has to offer, under penalty of being responsible for the discriminatory treatment of data traffic held liable for violating this important guarantee fundamental.