With 75 affirmative votes, of 137 that make up the legislative body, the National Assembly of Ecuador, on December 18, 2018, approved the ninety modifications in which it includes the elimination of the media lynching, among other questioned legal figures. However, the text was sent to the Executive on the 20th of the same month and the presidential promulgation remains pending, and with this the uncertainty about the fate of these debates concerning the study of communication is preserved. Is it possible that a law that was presented as the antidote to democratize access to communication is the instrument to intimidate critical public opinion and become an initiative for the social construction of fear? This work is divided into three parts. The first is intended to study the etymological meaning of the word lynching. The second part proposes the concept studied as a broad figure in its application, studying examples in different countries. The third part deals with the subjects to briefly explain the variables of transversal comparison in the communication dynamics and anticipates some elements that make it possible to establish some conclusions. Finally, some plot solutions are offered to the present work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]