Provincial Courts Cannot Suspend The Uber Application (Salta)
On the 26th of June, 2023, in the case, “ Autoridad Metropolitana de Transporte vs. Uber Technologies I.C. y otros – Por medida cautelar – Competencia”, (Expte. 41158/21), Salta’s Supreme Court ruled that, according to Article 4 of Law 27078, activities linked to the internet and telecommunications are subject to federal jurisdiction and that any related matters should be handled by the Federal Administrative Litigation Courts. As such, the Court declared provincial courts to be unfit to suspend the Uber application. Accordingly, the matter was settled in the Salta Federal Administrative Litigation Courts, through a judgement on the 30th of April, 2024, issued by Chamber 1 of said court in the case “Autoridad Metropolitana de Transporte c/ Uber Argentina y/o Uber Technologier s/ Medida Cautelar”, (Exp. FSA 5525/2023/CA1). This ruling settled that blocking applications and digital platforms must be strictly reviewed using restrictive criteria, as it infringes on the freedom of expression. This ruling is available for consultation here.
