Overview
- The Chamber of Deputies' Economic Commission approved the draft reform by 18 votes to 6 and sent the measure to the Plenary for debate and votes, a decision taken on Tuesday in San Lázaro.
- The text amends article 114 Octies and adds articles 114 Nonies and 232 Septies to introduce secondary liability for internet service providers and platforms and to require public policies to terminate service for repeat infringers.
- The Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial would gain authority to sanction platforms with fines of up to 40,000 UMA, a penalty that equals roughly 4.3 million to 4.69 million pesos depending on the UMA value.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said the reform aims to fight piracy and denied it targets memes, but PAN deputies saw gaps in due process and had reservations about how 'reincidence' and user appeals would be determined that were rejected in committee.
- Digital‑rights groups including ARTICLE 19 warn the combination of heavy fines and platform duties will incentivize automated filters and preventive removals, a change that could remove legitimate memes, parody and political criticism and affect users' access to online expression.