Current position
Overview
A bill regulating personal data in AI systems has been formally introduced in the Argentine legislature. No comprehensive AI law has been enacted. Thirteen AI-related bills have been introduced in total.
Key legislation & sources
AI Regulation Bill — Senate (search 'inteligencia artificial')
Secretariat for Innovation, Science and Technology
Regulatory developments
Latest updates
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Updates sourced from Digital Policy Alert ↗. The latest available entries for this jurisdiction.
introduction
Bill for the protection of cognitive autonomy (7344-D-2025) including design requirement was introduced in Chamber of Deputies
Source: Digital Policy Alert · View update ↗
On 20 February 2026, the Bill for the protection of cognitive autonomy (7344-D-2025), including design requirements, was introduced in the Chamber of Deputies. The Bill would require platforms to implement "safe by design" default configurations for verified minor users, including limits on continuous session duration and periodic active pauses. Other design obligations include reducing notification frequency during school and nighttime hours and deactivating automatic content playback. Additionally, platforms would be required to attenuate or deactivate quantified social validation metrics, such as interaction counters. Protective configurations may be modified by minors over 13 years of age with the verifiable consent of the parent or guardian. Finally, the Bill prohibits any design practices that substantially hinder or prevent users under 13 from exercising their rights or accessing protective safety configurations. The Agency for Access to Public Information would be tasked with establishing specific parameters for these configurations based on updated scientific evidence and proportionality. Platforms have 12 months from the date the National Executive Branch releases the specific rules and procedures needed to implement the Bill.
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Bill for the protection of cognitive autonomy (7344-D-2025) including user rights was introduced to Chamber of Deputies
Source: Digital Policy Alert · View update ↗
On 20 February 2026, the Bill for the protection of cognitive autonomy (7344-D-2025), including user rights, was introduced to the Chamber of Deputies. Article 5 of the Bill would establish several inalienable rights for users of “mass-reaching digital platforms” (any digital intermediary platform in Argentina that meets the thresholds of active user volume or billing established by subsequent regulations), including the right to know the general criteria governing recommendation systems and the right to opt for non-personalised displays such as chronological feeds. Users would also have the right to grant or revoke consent for algorithmic personalisation based on profiling at any time without losing essential service functionalities. Furthermore, platforms would be required to provide usage configuration tools that allow users to set voluntary limits on time, notifications, and content of certain categories. Article 6 states that consent for personalisation must be obtained through explicit opt-in mechanisms and must be free of "dark patterns" that hinder user choice. The mechanism to revoke consent must be simple and accessible to users. Article 14 outlines a requirement for covered platforms to annually publish in a clear and understandable format an algorithmic transparency report. Such reports must include a description of the main factors determining content recommendation, the types of data used, and the purposes of profiling, measures adopted for the protection of minor users, and the number and nature of complaints received for non-compliance and actions taken in response. Platforms have 6 months from the date the National Executive Branch publishes the rules and procedures needed to implement the Bill to meet the requirements of Articles 5 and 6. Platforms have 18 months from this date to publish the first algorithmic transparency report under Article 14. The National Executive Branch shall regulate the Bill within 180 days of its promulgation.
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Bill for the protection of cognitive autonomy (7344-D-2025) including impact assessment requirements was introduced in Chamber of Deputies
Source: Digital Policy Alert · View update ↗
On 20 February 2026, the Bill for the protection of cognitive autonomy (7344-D-2025), including quality of service requirements, was introduced in the Chamber of Deputies. The Bill regulates “mass-reaching digital platforms”, which refers to any platform that serves as a digital intermediary in Argentina that meets the thresholds of active user volume or billing established by subsequent regulations. Article 11 of the Bill would mandate that mass-reaching digital platforms offering services to minors conduct a child rights impact assessment before launching new functionalities or making substantial changes to recommendation systems. These assessments must identify potential risks to the cognitive, emotional, and social development of minors and must describe the specific mitigation measures adopted by the platform. The Bill requires that these assessments be made available for review by the Enforcement Authority, while maintaining safeguards for industrial secrecy and strategic information. Platforms have 24 months from the date the National Executive Branch publishes the rules and procedures needed to implement the Bill to conduct their first child impact assessment. The National Executive Branch must regulate the Bill within 180 days of its promulgation.
introduction
Bill for the protection of cognitive autonomy (7344-D-2025) including prohibition on behavioural profiling of minors was introduced to Chamber of Deputies
Source: Digital Policy Alert · View update ↗
On 20 February 2026, the Bill for the protection of cognitive autonomy (7344-D-2025), including a prohibition on the behavioural profiling of minors, was introduced to the Chamber of Deputies. The Bill regulates “mass-reaching digital platforms”. The phrase refers to any platform that serves as a digital intermediary in Argentina that meets the thresholds of active user volume or billing established by subsequent regulations. The Bill would prohibit the use of intensive behavioural profiling for personalised recommendations and advertising directed at children under 13 years of age. It also bans the implementation of addictive design techniques for this age group. For adolescents between 13 and 16 years of age, the Bill prohibits advertising based on individual behavioural profiling, allowing only non-personalised contextual advertising. Furthermore, the Bill prohibits any design practices that substantially hinder or prevent users from exercising their rights or accessing protective safety configurations. Platforms have 12 months from the date the National Executive Branch publishes the rules and procedures needed to implement the Bill to enact these protections. The Bill would also create a National Registry of Mass Algorithmic Recommendation Systems, requiring covered platforms to register and maintain updated records. These records must include a general description of the recommendation systems used, the declared optimisation objectives, and the categories of data utilised for user profiling. Platforms would also be required to declare the existence of any differentiated systems specifically designed for minor users. Under the Bill, this registry would be accessible to the public, although certain information may remain confidential to protect industrial secrecy. Covered platforms have 6 months from the creation of legal implementation procedures by the National Executive Branch. The National Executive Branch must issue the procedures for this Bill within 180 days following its promulgation.
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Bill on preventive mental health regime in digital environments (7340-D-2025) including design requirement was introduced to Chamber of Deputies
Source: Digital Policy Alert · View update ↗
On 19 February 2026, the Bill Preventive Mental Health Regime in Digital Environments (7340-D-2025) was introduced to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies. The Bill would establish design obligations for digital platforms aimed at reducing mental health risks associated with algorithmic recommendation systems, with particular focus on children and adolescents. It would apply to platforms established in Argentina and to foreign platforms targeting the Argentine market with more than 100’000 monthly active users domiciled in Argentina, local advertising, or localised payment methods, while platforms below 10’000 users and certain encrypted private messaging services would be excluded. The Bill would require the implementation of a protected mode for minors that limits high-risk psychosocial design features by default. For users under 13, autoplay, infinite scrolling, night-time notifications between 22:00 and 07:00, behavioural profiling-based recommendation systems, public social validation metrics, real-time geolocation, and behavioural advertising would be prohibited. The Bill would also require platforms to provide non-personalised feed options, allow users to disable recommendation systems, inform users when content is personalised, and implement measures to mitigate the amplification of self-harm and similar harmful content.
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