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Mariana Calder贸n Aramburu argues that new audience rights guidelines risk becoming a tool for administrative control over editorial content.

Mariana Calder贸n Aramburu, Director General of the National Council for Strategic Litigation, suggests that the proposed guidelines for protecting audience rights may inadvertently grant the government too much power over editorial decisions. While the guidelines aim to protect the public, they currently rely on an administrative authority that lacks constitutional autonomy to determine what is "true" or "false." Critics argue that the administration is attempting to position itself as an equal participant in the conversation rather than a neutral arbiter. Because the government uses public resources and institutional apparatus, it should not treat itself as a victim of the press but rather as a power that owes a duty of veracity to the citizens. The current proposal risks creating a user-dependent system where the authority defines the limits of discourse. To preserve freedom of expression, the administration should focus on objective verifications鈥攕uch as identifying sponsorships and commercial spaces鈥攔ather than subjective judgments on content, ensuring that the public remains the ultimate interpreter of information.

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