Overview
- The federal government publicly presented the draft decree on Friday, October 9, establishing rules aimed at keeping children and adolescents off content the state defines as risky.
- The proposal lists specific prohibited categories for users under 18, including hate and extremist speech, sexual abuse and exploitation, suicide and self‑harm, eating disorders, school violence, harassment and cyberbullying, illicit conduct, and explicit sexual material.
- Platforms would face operational obligations to classify content by age, remove violent or exploitative accounts and posts, set default privacy for minors, offer parental‑supervision tools, provide easy reporting, preserve evidence for investigators, and maintain a 24/7 contact point for authorities.
- The decree as presented contains no immediate sanctions and seeks voluntary compliance through weekend legal reviews, interagency working tables with platforms and agencies, and a live public consultation the presidency will stream on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook next week.
- The government expects to publish the instrument in the Diario Oficial de la Federación between Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 13–14) and warns it may pursue a binding regulatory or legislative regime if platforms fail to adopt the measures, raising technical and rights questions about age checks, recommendations and enforcement.