PP and VOX vote to let Tebas' LaLiga keep blocking half the internet every weekend
Spain's Congress votes on LaLiga's internet blocks. Why do PP and VOX oppose the initiative, and what lies behind the IP blocking? Analysis on Burbuja.info.
English · Original discussion in Spanish · Published
Spain's Congress backs El futbol español's continued blocking of the internet
The latest vote in Spain's Congress on the IP blocks carried out by El futbol español has left a trail of outrage on the forum, once again showing that when it comes to digital censorship, political colour is secondary. While some users denounce the Government's passivity in the face of these shutdowns that affect legitimate services, others point to the incoherence of PP and VOX in voting against an initiative that, on paper, seeks to curb the power of Javier Tebas.
The trap of legislative grandstanding
The debate has become polarised between those who see the vote as a missed opportunity to rein in El futbol español's arbitrariness and those who consider the whole thing a farce. The technical reality is that the approved initiative is a Proposición No de Ley (a non-binding motion), mere grandstanding that obliges the Government to do nothing. The most sceptical forum users warn that the PSOE uses this mechanism to appear to defend digital rights while keeping the status quo, while the opposition has simply voted against out of inertia, without offering any real alternative to protect users from the collateral damage of these blocks.
Who pays the price of censorship?
The consensus on the forum is clear: the end user is the big loser. IP blocking, which affects shops, media outlets and health services, is seen as an overreach by a private entity with judicial blessing. The frustration is palpable: we are facing a political class that, regardless of party, seems more concerned with the interests of the big telecom operators and broadcasting rights than with net neutrality. The question left hanging is whether anyone in Congress will ever dare to touch the SGAE levy or place real limits on private censorship, or whether we will keep watching this puppet show every time the ball rolls.
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The latest vote in Spain's Congress on the IP blocks carried out by El futbol español has left a trail of outrage on the forum, once again showing that when it comes to digital censorship, political colour is secondary. While some users denounce the Government's passivity in the face of these shutdowns that affect legitimate services, others point to the incoherence of PP and VOX in voting against an initiative that, on paper, seeks to curb the power of Javier Tebas.
The trap of legislative grandstanding
The debate has become polarised between those who see the vote as a missed opportunity to rein in El futbol español's arbitrariness and those who consider the whole thing a farce. The technical reality is that the approved initiative is a Proposición No de Ley (a non-binding motion), mere grandstanding that obliges the Government to do nothing. The most sceptical forum users warn that the PSOE uses this mechanism to appear to defend digital rights while keeping the status quo, while the opposition has simply voted against out of inertia, without offering any real alternative to protect users from the collateral damage of these blocks.
Who pays the price of censorship?
The consensus on the forum is clear: the end user is the big loser. IP blocking, which affects shops, media outlets and health services, is seen as an overreach by a private entity with judicial blessing. The frustration is palpable: we are facing a political class that, regardless of party, seems more concerned with the interests of the big telecom operators and broadcasting rights than with net neutrality. The question left hanging is whether anyone in Congress will ever dare to touch the SGAE levy or place real limits on private censorship, or whether we will keep watching this puppet show every time the ball rolls.
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