Venezuela has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

Venezuela’s new laws, resolutions, decrees, government appointments, and other official data are published in the Official Gazette. It is reported that the Gazette does not publish anything similar to notices of proposed rulemaking, so there is no regular official mechanism for inviting comments on proposed changes to technical regulations. The Gazette also does not publish new technical regulations. The full contents of a new technical regulation must be obtained directly from the government agency that created it. The same holds true for new standards themselves, available only by request from either the FONDONORMA (a private non-profit association) or SENCAMER (a body of the Ministry of Commerce). The relationship between the two bodies has deteriorated in the past few years, which has led to confusion and a lack of a normative standards regime.

Resolution No. 253 lists the foreign entities or organisations recognised by the National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) for the homologation and certification of telecommunications equipment: (European Union, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States, Industry Canada of Canada, Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicações (ANATEL) of Brazil, Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones (COFETEL) of Mexico, and the Comisión Nacional de Comunicaciones (CNC) of Argentina) (Art. 3). CONATEL is limited to administrative homologation based on the acceptance of the homologation certificates of the aforementioned entities.
On the other hand, Art. 4 establishes that certification bodies or organisations that issue certificates or declarations of conformity, approval or homologation on behalf or by authorisation of the approval bodies or organisations indicated in the previous article, either by designation or by Mutual Recognition Agreements, shall also be considered as recognised.

Art. 15 of Resolution No. 3283 stipulates that sample goods of no commercial value and personal effects whose FOB value, denominated in VED, does not exceed the amount equivalent to USD 100 shall not require the submission of the Courier Declaration and shall be exempt from the payment of customs duties and other related taxes. This is below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

The second section of Judgment No. 1.443 issued by the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court ordered TikTok to establish a formal representative presence, with its headquarters or an office located within the territory of Venezuela. This presence is intended to enable the supervision and control of the platform’s technological tools in accordance with the constitutional and legal framework of Venezuela governing telecommunications and social media.

Venezuela has not joined any agreement with binding commitments to open transfers of data across borders.

There is not a comprehensive data protection framework in Venezuela. However, there are isolated provisions in some existing laws that regulate certain aspects related to data protection, e.g., in the telecommunications sector through the Regulation for the Protection of the Rights of Users in the Provision of Telecommunications Services 2018. In addition, the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela establishes general principles that serve as a framework for the protection of information. These principles were developed by decision No. 1318 of the Supreme Court of Justice, guarding the honour, privacy, intimacy, self-image, confidentiality, and reputation of individuals.

Administrative Ruling No. 171 establishes mandatory data retention obligations for telephone companies, including those offering mobile telephone services. Arts. 9, 12, and 13 stipulate that the data to be retained encompasses Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, connection dates and times, geographic locations, and records of calls and text messages sent or received. In addition, the Ruling mandates that operators furnish retained data to security services upon request, without explicitly requiring judicial authorisation.

Art. 7 of Administrative Ruling No. 171 establishes that the operators of mobile and fixed telephony services, through wireless networks or non-geographic numbers with nomadic voice services, must immediately provide particular information of the applicants to State security agencies that may require it during a criminal investigation. The need for a judicial order is not specified.

It is reported that a basic legal framework on intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in Venezuela's law and jurisprudence.

It is reported that a basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Venezuela's law and jurisprudence.

Art. 4 of Administrative Ruling No. 171 stipulates that individuals registering for a fixed or mobile telephone service must provide specific personal data, including an email address, fingerprints, and a digital photograph captured at the point of transaction.

Art. 14 of the Constitutional Law Against Hate for Peaceful Coexistence and Tolerance prohibits the dissemination of messages via social networks and electronic media that promote war or incite hatred based on national, racial, ethnic, religious, political, social, ideological, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other form of discrimination, intolerance, or violence. As a result, entities managing social networks and electronic media are required to adhere strictly to this provision, taking appropriate measures to prevent the dissemination of such content. They must promptly remove any propaganda or message that contravenes this law.
Art. 22 of the law specifies that intermediaries who fail to remove messages containing war propaganda or promoting hate speech within six hours of dissemination will face sanctions ranging from 50,000 to 100,000 Tax Units (approx. USD 1,800 to USD 3,600, based on the December 2022 exchange rate published by the Venezuelan Central Bank, subject to change). In addition to criminal and civil liabilities, portals disseminating such messages may be blocked. This provision may be interpreted as imposing a monitoring obligation on intermediaries.

Art. 21 of the "Organic Law of the Liberator Simón Bolívar Against the Imperialist Blockade and in Defence of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela" stipulates that electronic media and social networks allowing the dissemination of advertising, propaganda, or messages that promote the imposition of unilateral coercive measures, or other restrictive or punitive actions affecting Venezuela, shall be subject to fines. In the case of digital platforms, the relevant authorities may additionally revoke or refuse authorisation to operate within the country. The sanctions established in this article shall be applied without prejudice to any applicable criminal penalties.

Art. 22 of the "Constitutional Law Against Hatred, for Peaceful Coexistence and Tolerance" stipulates that, in the context of social networks and electronic media, the failure to remove within six hours any messages that constitute propaganda in favour of war or the advocacy of national, racial, religious, political or other forms of hatred shall result in the blocking of the relevant platforms.
It is reported that, as of August 2025, one year had passed since the blocking of the social network X and the messaging application Signal in Venezuela. Between 7 January and 5 February 2025, at least nine internet service providers restricted access to TikTok, and on 9 January 2025, the state-owned telecommunications provider CANTV imposed a DNS block on Canva, a major web-based design platform, for at least twelve hours. During the same month, Telegram was also subjected to blocking by major providers. In 2025, 61 news websites remain inaccessible. Although several restrictions originated in previous years, new blocks were documented in 2025, including the blocking of the website of the Spanish news agency EFE on 22 March. The government has simultaneously intensified restrictions on censorship circumvention tools such as VPNs, the Tor network and public DNS services, with 58 new cases recorded between 4 July 2024 and 31 January 2025, comprising 26 VPN service websites, the Tor Project website and 30 public DNS servers. In the early hours of 9 January 2025, the country’s principal internet service providers blocked the websites of at least 21 VPN services, in addition to others blocked in preceding days, following orders issued by CONATEL, the governmental body responsible for regulating, supervising and overseeing telecommunications in Venezuela.