{"id":175527,"date":"2025-06-12T16:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/?p=175527"},"modified":"2025-06-13T00:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T00:06:10","slug":"google-sues-latam-airlines-in-u-s-over-youtube-video-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2025\/06\/google-sues-latam-airlines-in-u-s-over-youtube-video-dispute.html","title":{"rendered":"Google Sues LATAM Airlines in U.S. Over YouTube Video Dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Alphabet<\/strong>, Google\u2019s parent company, has filed a lawsuit against <strong>LATAM Airlines <\/strong>in a federal court in San Jose, California, to prevent Brazilian courts from ordering the removal of YouTube videos in the United States. The case highlights the limits of international judicial power when it comes to online freedom of expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the conflict about?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The dispute dates back to 2018, when Raymond Moreira, a U.S. citizen residing in Florida, posted two videos on YouTube in which his six-year-old son described an alleged sexual assault by a LATAM employee during an unaccompanied minor flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That same year, LATAM filed a lawsuit in Brazil demanding that Google remove the videos from its platform. Although Moreira also sued the airline in Florida in 2020, the case ended in a confidential settlement. However, the content remains accessible on YouTube, prompting LATAM to push for its global removal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2025\/06\/latam-bets-big-on-oceania-daily-flights-from-santiago-to-sydney-and-melbourne.html\">LATAM Bets Big on Oceania: Daily Flights from Santiago to Sydney and Melbourne<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Google Responds from the U.S.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The tech giant argues that LATAM\u2019s legal maneuver in Brazil represents an attempt to bypass U.S. constitutional protections for freedom of speech. In its lawsuit, Google claims that LATAM is trying to &#8220;circumvent&#8221; U.S. law by seeking a ruling in foreign courts to achieve an outcome it couldn\u2019t obtain in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Jos\u00e9 Casta\u00f1eda, a Google spokesperson, &#8220;the company has always supported the legal principle that a country\u2019s courts have jurisdiction over content within that country, but not over what should be available in other jurisdictions.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this argument, Google is asking the California court to issue a declaration preventing LATAM from forcing the video\u2019s removal in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s at Stake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court will evaluate next week whether it has the authority to order the global removal of the video posted by Moreira. The outcome could set a precedent regarding the influence of national courts over digital content on international platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Google\u2019s lawsuit aims to clarify that one country\u2019s laws should not be enforced beyond its borders, especially when they infringe on rights protected by other constitutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reporting by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/google-sues-latam-airlines-us-over-brazilian-youtube-video-dispute-2025-06-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-topics\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-815d8787     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"200\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article 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