Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum held a livestream conversation with children and young users to present the plan and hear concerns before issuing the measure.
- The government says major platforms agreed to the proposed steps during talks with officials and that a presidential decree is set to be published this week.
- Under the draft, platforms must classify content by age, verify users, enable default protective privacy settings for minors, offer parental controls, and preserve digital evidence for authorities.
- The Agencia de Transformación Digital y Telecomunicaciones has said the decree targets publicly accessible content and excludes end‑to‑end encrypted messaging, while analysts warn the draft leaves key terms and enforcement mechanisms vague.
- The push follows recent school violence in Coahuila and could shift how algorithms and moderation systems limit minors’ exposure to violence and sexual material, but technical limits on age verification and legal definitions may hamper implementation.