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Mexico orders platforms to protect minors online
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Digital platforms have one month to comply with the decree.
President Claudia Sheinbaum signed a decree requiring digital platforms, including Meta, TikTok and X, to restrict minors’ exposure to violent and sexual content and remove risky material. Platforms have one month to comply.
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Claudia Sheinbaum signed a decree requiring digital platforms to protect children from violent, sexual and other harmful online content.
“President Claudia Sheinbaum signed a presidential decree requiring digital platforms, including TikTok, Meta and X, to protect children from violent, sexual and other harmful content online.”
The decree requires digital platforms to restrict minors’ exposure to content involving violence, harassment or sexual abuse by design.
“The decree establishes that digital platforms must, by design, restrict exposure to content involving violence, harassment or sexual abuse”
The decree requires platforms to immediately remove risky material from minors’ profiles.
“as well as immediately remove any risky material from the profiles of minors”