Online safety & content laws in Bolivia (2026)

Bolivia has enacted no law establishing intermediary liability rules or requiring online platforms to moderate, remove, or report harmful content. Platforms face no obligation to remove content absent a court order, and there is no equivalent of the EU DSA, UK OSA, or Brazil's Marco Civil framework.

Ley No. 164 (8 August 2011) establishes the general telecommunications and ICT licensing regime, created AGETIC for e-government coordination, and provides the constitutional basis for digital governance. It does not address online content safety, platform obligations, or user-protection rules beyond basic service provision.

Bolivian law imposes no obligation on online platforms to verify user age before granting access to services, nor to obtain parental consent for minors. There is no law requiring removal of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) upon notification by any entity.

Bolivia has no comprehensive data protection statute. A draft Data Protection Law has been under analysis in Congress since 2023, grounded partly in constitutional privacy guarantees and building on the ICT provisions of Law No. 164 and Supreme Decree No. 1793 (2013), but it had not been enacted as of early 2026.

The Bolivian constitution guarantees freedom of speech and the government does not impose technical blocking of websites or social media platforms. However, Freedom House and RSF document ongoing threats, harassment, and self-censorship driven by government and pro-government pressure on journalists and online commentators.

Supreme Decree No. 5468 approved AGETIC's Electronic Government Implementation Plan 2025–2028, which includes cybersecurity and incident-management pillars. This is an administrative/e-government instrument and does not create binding obligations on private online platforms or establish an online safety regime.